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Order creating the United States Sanitary Commission, signed and approved by President Lincoln on June 13, 1861. Countersigned by Simon Cameron, Secretary of War.

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Title
Order creating the United States Sanitary Commission, signed and approved by President Lincoln on June 13, 1861. Countersigned by Simon Cameron, Secretary of War.
Names
United States Sanitary Commission (Creator)
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 (Author)
Cameron, Simon, 1799-1889 (Author)
Collection

United States Sanitary Commission records

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Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1861-06-13
Library locations
Manuscripts and Archives Division
Shelf locator: MssCol 3101
Topics
United States Sanitary Commission -- 1860-1869
Genres
Documents
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11660964
MSS Unit ID: 3101
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 77a81360-c614-012f-bb0a-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

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  • 1861: Created
  • 2013: Digitized
  • 2023: Found by you!
  • 2024

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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Order creating the United States Sanitary Commission, signed and approved by President Lincoln on June 13, 1861. Countersigned by Simon Cameron, Secretary of War." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1861. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e4-5a05-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Order creating the United States Sanitary Commission, signed and approved by President Lincoln on June 13, 1861. Countersigned by Simon Cameron, Secretary of War." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed October 3, 2023. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e4-5a05-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. (1861). Order creating the United States Sanitary Commission, signed and approved by President Lincoln on June 13, 1861. Countersigned by Simon Cameron, Secretary of War. Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e4-5a05-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Order creating the United States Sanitary Commission, signed and approved by President Lincoln on June 13, 1861. Countersigned by Simon Cameron, Secretary of War.