Correspondence from Jefferson H. Godfrey, company M of the 6th Michigan Cavalry to his family, 1862

Correspondence from Jefferson H. Godfrey, company M of the 6th Michigan Cavalry to his family, 1862

Correspondence from Jefferson H. Godfrey, company M of the 6th Michigan Cavalry to his family, 1862

Correspondence from Jefferson H. Godfrey, company M of the 6th Michigan Cavalry to his family, 1862

Letter from Alexis J. Goffan, guardian of Arthur B. Smith, requesting a copy of the discharge and death certificate of Smith's father.

William H. Herndon, law partner of Abraham Lincoln from 1848 until Lincoln's death. Photo of Herndon and note to clerk concerning Ambrose Barrett, Feb. 13, 1861.

Letter from laborer and carpenter working in Michigan's Upper Peninsula to his father. He describes the Carp River area, its natural resources in comparison to Wisconsin, his daily routine, and his prospects for work.

Letter by Mark Howard, insurance company president and Lincoln political appointee, describing his meeting in Chicago with Abraham Lincoln and other prominent Republicans shortly after Lincoln's election in 1860.

Letter about the Lincoln-McClellan campaign by former Attorney General, Reverdy Johnson supporter of McClellan. Believing that Lincoln's actions on emancipation and other areas to be illegal, he states "I hope you can keep the case before the public.…

Contract guaranteeing James Garrard, the Governor of Kentucky, three thousand dollars.

Correspondence between Illinois farmer G.W. Kennedy and family members in Ohio discussing routine work and family matters.

Correspondence between Illinois farmer G.W. Kennedy and family members in Ohio discussing routine work and family matters.