Title
Governor William Pickering, Letter Fragment, probably to Arthur Denny, 1865
Subject
Politics and government
Description
“I honestly…believe that…the time has come when the Union party ought to express their opinions of Dr. Henry.”
Dr. Anson G. Henry (1804-1865) was a close friend of Abraham Lincoln in Springfield, IL, and and served as personal physician to the Lincoln family. The president appointed him to several patronage positions including Surveyor General of Washington Territory. The outspoken doctor’s strong opinions and his influence with the president made him a controversial figure.
(Source: Richard W. Etulain, "Lincoln and Oregon Country Politics in the Civil War Era")
Dr. Anson G. Henry (1804-1865) was a close friend of Abraham Lincoln in Springfield, IL, and and served as personal physician to the Lincoln family. The president appointed him to several patronage positions including Surveyor General of Washington Territory. The outspoken doctor’s strong opinions and his influence with the president made him a controversial figure.
(Source: Richard W. Etulain, "Lincoln and Oregon Country Politics in the Civil War Era")
Abstract
Governor Pickering expresses his dislike of Dr. Anson Henry’s political activities in Olympia and Washington Territory. Pickering suggests that his own Union party supporters sign a petition to President Lincoln and others to keep Henry out of territorial office, if not the territory itself.
Creator
Pickering, William T., 1798-1873
Source
Arthur A. Denny Correspondence, MOHAI Manuscript Collection
Publisher
Unknown
Date Created
1865?
Contributor
Sophie Frye Bass
References
Henry, Anson, 1804-1865
Medium
Manuscript
Type
letter
Bibliographic Citation
Sophie Frye Bass Collection, Museum of History & Industry Manuscript Collection, Box 27, Folder 573
Spatial Coverage
Olympia; Thurston
Temporal Coverage
1865-01? – 1865-04?
Provenance
Sophie Frye Bass Library, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle, WA