Heading: (Civil War – 1864 letter about care for Union Army wounded)
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Title: New York aid to Union Army wounded, 1864 Letter
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Date Published: 1864
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L.[indsay] I. Howe. Autograph Letter Signed on stationery of Howe's Improved Standard Scales, New York, March 28, 1864. To E.W. Kingsley about care for Union Army wounded

"I have just returned from a trip through the Country... our friends the N.E.S.R.Association are more than ever anxious for aid and as there seems to be come hitch with the Sanitary Commission, from the fact that the question had to be referred to the Headquarters at Washington, I am afraid that the money will not be forthcoming in time to meet our wants. All exertions you can make therefore in our behalf will be most truly acceptable and I hope that our N.E. friends will render us what little aid they can..." Howe was brother and business partner of rich New York merchant (and honorary "Colonel") Frank E. Howe, who made a fortune selling all the standard Scales used by the US Government during the Civil War. Through influence with Mary Lincoln (whom he accompanied on visits to military hospitals) Howe also became New York "Military Agent" of most states of the Union and shared his business office with the New England Soldiers Relief Association, entrusted with providing for the housing, clothing and caring for thousands of Union troops, especially those convalescent and wounded in battle, who passed through New York City. After the Civil War, Frank Howe also represented Mrs. Lincoln in some financial matters - until he had a falling out with the grieving widow.

Small tears on left side