Facsimile letter from Franklin Pierce to Jefferson Davis, 1860 January 6
- Collection Name:
- Broadside Collection - Politics and Elections, 1851-1860
- Title:
- Facsimile letter from Franklin Pierce to Jefferson Davis, 1860 January 6
- Creator:
- Pierce, Franklin, 1804-1869
- Creator Role:
- Author
- Accession / Call Number:
- 2025.032
- Object ID:
- 2025.032
- Date:
- 1860/01/06
- Type of Material:
- textual record
- Physical Description:
- 1 broadside ; 23.25" x 13.75"
- Language:
- English
- Scope and Content:
- Facsimile broadside of a letter from Franklin Pierce at the Clarendon Hotel to Jefferson Davis in Washington, DC, dated January 6, 1860. In the letter, Pierce writes of current politics, discussing slavery, secession, and abolitionism. He denounces "the madness of northern abolitionism" and notes that if fighting does occur it "will not be along the Mason's and Dixon's line" rather will "be within our own borders, in our own streets, between the two classes of citizens to whom I have referred."
- Subjects:
- Manuscripts--Facsimiles, Correspondence, Slavery, Antislavery movements, Politics and government
- Locations:
- Washington, DC
- Terms of Use:
- For permission to reproduce or publish this item, please contact the New Hampshire Historical Society. Users are responsible for following all copyright and intellectual property laws.
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society purchase.
- Restrictions:
- Available for research.
- Level Description:
- Item
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