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Letter. Frederick W. Evans and Benjamin Gates to Secretary of War, Edwin M. Stanton and Secretary of State, William Henry Seward, 1865.

1865

Object ID
1957.10196.1, 1957.10195.1
Physical description
2 items
Scope and content

Letter. Frederick W. Evans and Benjamin Gates to Secretary of War, Edwin M. Stanton and Secretary of State, William Henry Seward, 1865. Re: Enclosed letter from Evans and Gates to President Abraham Lincoln, inviting Lincoln to come to Mount Lebanon for a rest.

Arrangement

Series 3: Correspondence

Files

012_B230-F009

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Shaker Museum | Mount Lebanon. Letter. Frederick W. Evans and Benjamin Gates to Secretary of War, Edwin M. Stanton and Secretary of State, William Henry Seward, 1865. . https://shakerml.org/archive/?id=780. Accessed on April 18, 2024

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Evans, Frederick William

1808-1893

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Gates, Benjamin

1817-1908

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Shane Rothe

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Shane Rothe (they/them) joined Shaker Museum in July 2023, working with independent curator Maggie Taft on an exhibition for the new museum space in Chatham. Shane is an artist as well as a curator and continues to create in the mediums of painting, sculpture, writing, and performance. Shane holds a BFA from CalArts and an MA in art history and curatorial studies from the University of Chicago.