urn:taro:utexas.cah.00861 A Guide to the Lyman J. Bailey Papers, 1905 Original EAD encoding by Jessi Fishman according to TARO 2 EAD 2002 Editing Instructions. April 2008 Finding aid written in English. Descriptive Summary Bailey, Lyman J. Lyman J. Bailey Papers 1905 Materials are written in English. OCLC number 22951625 1 volume Center for American History,The University of Texas at Austin Volume contains Bailey's correspondence with John H. Reagan and Walter B. Hill in his effort to clarify Abraham Lincoln's stand on compensation to slave owners for voluntarily emancipated slaves as supposedly voiced at the Hampton Roads Conference of 3 February 1865. Scope and Contents

Volume contains Bailey's correspondence with John H. Reagan and Walter B. Hill in his effort to clarify Abraham Lincoln's stand on compensation to slave owners for voluntarily emancipated slaves as supposedly voiced at the Hampton Roads Conference of 3 February 1865. Walter B. Hill was chancellor of the University of Georgia when he wrote an article for The Youth's Companion concerning Abraham Lincoln's stand on compensation for slaves. Papers also contain newspaper clippings by and about Hill concerning reconciliation of North and South.

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Index Terms Subjects Bailey, Lyman J.--Archives. Hill, Walter Bernard, 1851-1905. Slavery--United States--Emancipation. Slavery--United States--History--Sources. Preferred Citation

Lyman J. Bailey Papers, 1905, Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin.

Detailed Description of the Papers Inventory 2Q418 Papers, 1905