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Horace Greeley Letter

 Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: Ms-1994-024

Scope and Content

Newspaper editor (most notably of the New York Tribune) and political leader. Best known for his famous phrase "Go west, young man." One page manuscript letter from Greeley, written February 10, 1865, to Reuben E. Fenton, U.S. Senator from New York. Greeley asks Fenton to consider Col. L.W. Boadly(?) for the post of Emmissary General of Ordnance, for the war effort.

Dates

  • Creation: 1865 - 1865

Creator

Full Extent

0.1 Cubic Feet (1 folder)

Language of Materials

English

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Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections, Virginia Tech Repository

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