Processed by
Molly K. Fausset
14 August 2003
Manuscript and Visual Collections Department
William Henry Smith Memorial Library
Indiana Historical Society
450 West Ohio Street
Indianapolis, IN 46202-3269
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VOLUME OF |
1 folder |
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COLLECTION |
1933 |
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PROVENANCE: |
Joseph R. Sakmyster, Ads Autographs, P. O. Box 8006, Webster, NY 14580 |
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RESTRICTIONS: |
None |
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COPYRIGHT: |
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REPRODUCTION |
Permission to reproduce or publish material in this collection must be obtained from the Indiana Historical Society. |
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ALTERNATE |
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RELATED |
Fannie Foster Papers, 1933 (SC 2713) |
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ACCESSION |
1990.0556 |
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NOTES: |
C. C. DuBois was once a resident of Kokomo, Indiana. As there is no information available about DuBois, it is possible that his birth date was around 1845, as he was a young man when Abraham Lincoln’s body passed through Indianapolis in 1865. His date of death is unknown.
From 1912–1937, John E. Boos (1879-1974) of Albany, New York, collected documents and letters relating to personal experiences regarding Abraham Lincoln, which is most likely why DuBois was in contact with him. Boos also published a book, Abraham Lincoln; Farewell to Neighbors, in 1942.
Sources:
Ancestry Plus, http://www.ancestry.com/. Accessed 17 July 2003.
Library of Congress, http://www.loc.gov/. Accessed 17 July 2003.
This collection contains a total of four letters and documents and an envelope of correspondence between DuBois and John E. Boos in January 1933.
In a letter dated 18 January 1933, DuBois recalls his encounters with Lincoln. When Lincoln’s body laid in state in Indianapolis at the Old State House, DuBois was able to take a train from Noblesville, Indiana, to Indianapolis to view Lincoln’s remains. A second document in DuBois’s hand is very similar to the letter written to Boos; this document describes the same events but adds that since the day was very solemn, there were no brass bands, parades, or noise.
A third document, possibly written by Boos, is an interview of DuBois. The document notes the difference in Lincoln’s visit to Indiana in 1861 as president-elect and when his body laid in state in 1865. As the author writes, although he never met DuBois and was not sure if he was a veteran, he is sure that he was a “patriotic American.”
DuBois writes another letter to Boos on 26 January 1933. In the letter, DuBois suggests contacting the postmaster and newspapers in Springfield, Illinois, for information on Lincoln.
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CONTENTS |
CONTAINER |
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Letters and envelope, 18 January 1933; letters (two), ca. January 1933; letter, 26 January 1933 |
Folder 1 |
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