From Samuel R. Ayres to Lyman Langdon

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Title: From Samuel R. Ayres to Lyman Langdon
Creator: Samuel R. Ayres
Description: This letter from Samuel R. Ayres to Lyman Langdon is dated January 1, 1863, the day that President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation. In his letter, Ayres expresses support for the proclamation, but mentions the possibility of it being revoked and questions whether or not slaves will indeed be set free. Ayres also reports that his two sons are in Gen. Grant’s division of the 7th Kansas Cavalry Regiment and have had to fight nearly every day.
Date: January 1, 1863
Local Subject: Kansas military units
Surviving a Guerrilla War
African Americans
Battle for Missouri, 1861-1865 -- Military History of Missouri and Kansas
People: Samuel R. Ayres
Abraham Lincoln
Object Type: Letter
Owning Organization: Kansas Historical Society
Location: Misc.: Ayres, Samuel, Item 11
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