Letter from David Homer Bates (New York, New York) to James R.B. Van Cleave (Springfield, Illinois), March 10, 1909
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| Title | Letter from David Homer Bates (New York, New York) to James R.B. Van Cleave (Springfield, Illinois), March 10, 1909 |
| Creator | Bates, David Homer |
| Date | 1909-03-10 |
| Decade | 1900s |
| Description | David Homer Bates, a member of the U.S. Military Telegraph Corps., wrote this letter to James R.B. Van Cleave, providing Van Cleave with a copy of Bates' biography of Abraham Lincon, Lincoln in the Telegraph Office, and recommending the Van Cleave contact Charles Tinker and Albert B. Charles for more personal accounts of Abraham Lincoln. Bates also expresses preference for the Lincoln tribute by Charles Tinker over the "Perfect Tribute" by Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews. |
| Extent | 2 sheets (4 pages) |
| Dimensions | 28 cm |
| Language | English |
| Collection/Series, subseries/box/folder | MS 134; Folder 1 |
| Collection Title | James R.B. Van Cleave Collection |
| Rights | No Copyright - United States |
| Rights Description | This item is in the public domain. |
| Acquisition information | Purchased 2022 with support from Dr. Harlan Horner estate |
| Repository | Illinois History and Lincoln Collections |
| Type | Correspondence |
| Identifier | 0134_0001_03 |
| Collection | James R.B. Van Cleave Collection of Lincoln Centenary Letters (Digitized Content) |
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