A Guide to the Lyman J. Bailey Papers, 1905
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| Creator: | Bailey, Lyman J. | |
| Title: | Lyman J. Bailey Papers | |
| Dates: | 1905 | |
| Abstract: | 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. | |
| Accession No.: | OCLC number 22951625 | |
| Extent: | 1 volume | |
| Language: | Materials are written in English. | |
| Repository: | Center for American History,The University of Texas at Austin | |
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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| Subjects | ||
| Bailey, Lyman J.--Archives. | ||
| Hill, Walter Bernard, 1851-1905. | ||
| Slavery--United States--Emancipation. | ||
| Slavery--United States--History--Sources. | ||
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Lyman J. Bailey Papers, 1905, Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin.
Detailed Description of the Papers
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| 2Q418 | Papers, 1905 | ||||||||||||