Letter from Thomas L. Tullock to Ichabod Goodwin, 1861 April 22

Collection Name:

Ichabod Goodwin Correspondence, 1861

Title:

Letter from Thomas L. Tullock to Ichabod Goodwin, 1861 April 22

Creator:

Tullock, Thomas L., 1820-1883

Creator Role:

Author

Accession / Call Number:

2016.069 (m)

Object ID:

2016.069 (m)

Date:

1861/04/22

Type of Material:

textual record

Physical Description:

1 folder

Language:

English

Scope and Content:

Letter from New Hampshire Secretary of State Thomas L. Tullock to New Hampshire Governor Ichabod Goodwin dated April 22, 1861. This letter was written after the United States Secretary of War, in accordance with President Lincoln's proclamation of war, asked New Hampshire for one regiment on April 15, 1861. Governor Goodwin then issued a call for volunteers signed by himself and Tullock. In this letter, Tullock writes to Goodwin about his progress in procuring supply contracts while in Boston. He also lets Goodwin know that Massachusetts Governor Andrew wishes to speak about arms. Tullock then goes on to discuss where the regiment should meet, recommending Portsmouth, and that is knows New Hampshire will have no shortage of volunteers as many are willing to enlist.

Subjects:

Recruiting and enlistment , United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Equipment and supplies , Correspondence , United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865

Locations:

Boston, MA
Concord, NH
Portsmouth, NH

People:

Andrew, John Albion, 1818-1867 , Goodwin, Ichabod, 1794-1882 , Tullock, Thomas L., 1820-1883

Organizations:

United States. Army

Terms of Use:

For permission to reproduce or publish material from this collection, please contact the New Hampshire Historical Society. Researchers are responsible for following all copyright and intellectual property laws.

Credit Line:

New Hampshire Historical Society purchase.

Restrictions:

Available for research.

Level Description:

Item