Abraham Lincoln, May 16, 1861, Brady image

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Library of Congress
Notes
Cropped, sized, and adjusted for use by John Osborne, Dickinson College, November 29, 2010.
Image type
photograph
Use in Day View?
Yes
Courtesy of
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division
Permission to use?
Public
Original caption
President Abraham Lincoln, three-quarter length portrait, seated, May 16, 1861
Source citation
Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress

Abraham Lincoln, February 9, 1861, detail

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Library of Congress
Notes
Cropped, edited, and prepared for use here by Don Sailer, Dickinson College, November 29, 2010.
Image type
photograph
Use in Day View?
No
Courtesy of
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division
Permission to use?
Public
Original caption
Abraham Lincoln, last portrait sitting in Springfield, Illinois, before leaving for Washington, D.C., to assume the presidency
Source citation
Prints and Photograph Collection, Library of Congress
Source note
Christopher S. German - photographer

Abraham Lincoln, February 9, 1861

Scanned by
Library of Congress
Notes
Cropped, edited, and prepared for use here by Don Sailer, Dickinson College, November 29, 2010.
Image type
photograph
Use in Day View?
No
Courtesy of
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division
Permission to use?
Public
Original caption
Abraham Lincoln, last portrait sitting in Springfield, Illinois, before leaving for Washington, D.C., to assume the presidency
Source citation
Prints and Photograph Collection, Library of Congress
Source note
Christopher S. German - photographer

“Justice to Colored Soldiers,” Cleveland (OH) Herald, May 2, 1864

Notes
Cropped, edited, and prepared for use here by Don Sailer, Dickinson College, November 29, 2010.
Image type
document
Use in Day View?
No
Courtesy of
19th Century U.S. Newspapers (Gale)
Permission to use?
Yes
Original caption
Justice to Colored Soldiers
Source citation
“Justice to Colored Soldiers,” Cleveland (OH) Herald, May 2, 1864, p. 1: 2.
Source note
Original image has been adjusted here for presentation purposes.

“Cannot Be Accepted,” Cleveland (OH) Herald, April 22, 1861

Notes
Cropped, edited, and prepared for use here by Don Sailer, Dickinson College, November 29, 2010.
Image type
document
Use in Day View?
No
Courtesy of
19th Century U.S. Newspapers (Gale)
Permission to use?
Yes
Original caption
Cannot Be Accepted
Source citation
“Cannot Be Accepted,” Cleveland (OH) Herald, April 22, 1861, p. 2: 3.
Source note
Original image has been adjusted here for presentation purposes.

William Ballard Preston (Congressional Biographical Dictionary)

Reference
“Preston, William Ballard,” Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 to Present, http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=P000518.
PRESTON, William Ballard (nephew of Francis Preston), a Representative from Virginia; born in Smithfield, Va., November 25, 1805; graduated from Hampden-Sydney College, Hampden-Sydney, Va., 1824; studied law and graduated from the University of Virginia, Charlottesville; admitted to the bar and commenced practice in 1826; member of the Virginia state house of delegates, 1830-1832, 1844-1845; member of the Virginia state senate, 1840-1844; elected as a Whig to the Thirtieth Congress (March 4, 1847-March 3, 1849); appointed Secretary of the Navy in the Cabinet of President
Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 to Present
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