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Manuscript/Mixed Material Diary Entries of Edward Bates, March 3, 4, 5, 1861.

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Title

  • Diary Entries of Edward Bates, March 3, 4, 5, 1861.

Names

  • Bates, Edward, 1793-1869 (Author)

Created / Published

  • March 4, 1861

Headings

  • -  Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
  • -  Diary entry

Genre

  • Diary entry.

Notes

  • -  Forms part of Edward Bates papers, 1818-1904; for additional information, see: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms006047
  • -  Edward Bates was appointed attorney general under President Lincoln. These diary entries mention Lincoln's inauguration and the appointment of his Cabinet members, including Bates.
  • -  Diary Entries of Edward Bates, March 3, 4, 5, 1861.
  • -  Original document scanned in 1999-2000 for the former American Memory presentation “I Do Solemnly Swear”: Presidential Inaugurations (retired 2016).

Source Collection

  • Edward Bates papers, 1818-1904

Repository

  • Manuscript Division

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Chicago citation style:

Bates, Edward. Diary Entries of Edward Bates, March 3, 4, 5. March 4, 1861. Manuscript/Mixed Material. https://www.loc.gov/item/pin2102/.

APA citation style:

Bates, E. (1861) Diary Entries of Edward Bates, March 3, 4, 5. March 4. [Manuscript/Mixed Material] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/pin2102/.

MLA citation style:

Bates, Edward. Diary Entries of Edward Bates, March 3, 4, 5. March 4, 1861. Manuscript/Mixed Material. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/pin2102/>.