Handwritten draft of letter to Edwin Stanton, then serving as Secretary of War. The letter is dated 6 May 1865 - mere weeks after the end of the Civil War. Minor writes to Secretary Stanton as a former classmate; they attended Kenyon College in Ohio. The letter expresses the sentiments of Virginia citizens in the post-war climate, and indicates that they would "voluntarily and instantaneously" return to the Federal Union given the choice.
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Draft Letter to Secretary of War Discussing Post-War Sentiments in Virginia, 6 May 1865
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Draft of Letter by Minor to his Former Classmate, Edward Stanton, Secretary of War