John Archibald Campbell Papers

Collection

Identifier: WLU-Coll-0022

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Items (photocopies) of John A. Campbell, including nine letters to his son, Duncan G. Campbell (1853-1865), material relating to John A. Campbell's interviews with Abraham Lincoln in Richmond, April, 1865, and to his imprisonment in Fort Pulaski; printed speeches and interviews; five letters (photocopies) from Campbell to Secretary of State William H. Seward relating to Campbell's efforts to mediate the problem of Fort Sumter.Also included are the papers of Duncan G. Campbell. Other correspondents include George Washington Parke Custis and Horace Greeley.

Dates

Inclusive 1853-1889

Creator

Campbell, John Archibald (Correspondent, Person)

Conditions Governing Use

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