William Dennison Jr. letter to Abraham Lincoln   Save
William Dennison Papers, 1860-1861
Description: Dated August 9, 1861, this is a letter from Ohio Governor William Dennison Jr. to President Abraham Lincoln asking that a certain Arthur W. Pease of Cleveland, Ohio, be given a cadetship at West Point Military Academy in West Point, New York. Dennison comments on Pease's excellent fitness, education, and military discipline. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: MSS305_B04F08_03
Subjects: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865; Presidents; Governors--Ohio; West Point (Military academy); Civil War 1861-1865
Places: Ohio