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Letter from Charles Tinker (Brooklyn, New York) to James R.B. Van Cleave (Springfield, Illinois), March 23, 1909

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Title
Letter from Charles Tinker (Brooklyn, New York) to James R.B. Van Cleave (Springfield, Illinois), March 23, 1909
Creator
Tinker, Charles  
Date
1909-03-23  
Decade
1900s
Description
Charles Tinker wrote this letter to James R.B. Van Cleave, explaining that in 1857 Abraham Lincoln visited the Tazewell House hotel in Pekin, Illinois, where Tinker was employed as a telegraph operator, and that Tinker showed Lincoln the operation of a telegraph. Tinker wrote that he joined the United States Army during the Civil War, and met Lincoln again while Tinker served as a cipher operator in Washington, D.C.
Extent
3 sheets (6 pages)
Dimensions
28 cm
Language
English
Collection/Series, subseries/box/folder
MS 134; Folder 1
Collection Title
James R.B. Van Cleave Collection
Rights Description
No Copyright - United States
Acquisition information
Purchased 2022 with support from Dr. Harlan Horner estate
Repository
Illinois History and Lincoln Collections
Type
Correspondence  
Identifier
0134_0001_13
Collection
James R.B. Van Cleave Collection of Lincoln Centenary Letters (Digitized Content)
TitleLetter from Charles Tinker (Brooklyn, New York) to James R.B. Van Cleave (Springfield, Illinois), March 23, 1909
CreatorTinker, Charles  
Date1909-03-23  
Decade1900s
DescriptionCharles Tinker wrote this letter to James R.B. Van Cleave, explaining that in 1857 Abraham Lincoln visited the Tazewell House hotel in Pekin, Illinois, where Tinker was employed as a telegraph operator, and that Tinker showed Lincoln the operation of a telegraph. Tinker wrote that he joined the United States Army during the Civil War, and met Lincoln again while Tinker served as a cipher operator in Washington, D.C.
Extent3 sheets (6 pages)
Dimensions28 cm
LanguageEnglish
Collection/Series, subseries/box/folderMS 134; Folder 1
Collection TitleJames R.B. Van Cleave Collection
Rights DescriptionNo Copyright - United States
Acquisition informationPurchased 2022 with support from Dr. Harlan Horner estate
RepositoryIllinois History and Lincoln Collections
TypeCorrespondence  
Identifier0134_0001_13
CollectionJames R.B. Van Cleave Collection of Lincoln Centenary Letters (Digitized Content)

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