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Correspondence: Edwin M. Stanton and Ellen Stanton to Benjamin Gates and Abigail Crosman, 1863-1869.

1863-1869

Object ID
1953.6648.1, 1957.9211.1, 1957.9209.1, 1957.9212.1, 1957.9210.1, 1952.4820.1, 1952.4818.1, 1952.4819.1, 1957.9950.1
Physical description
9 items, 12 pages
Scope and content

Correspondence: Edwin M. Stanton and Ellen Stanton to Benjamin Gates and Abigail Crosman, 1863-1869. Stanton served as Secretary of War under President Lincoln, 1862-1869. He and his wife Ellen maintained a friendly correspondence with Gates and in 1867 visited the Mount Lebanon Shakers. In addition to letters pertaining to this visit, Stanton wrote Gates a letter of introduction to Congressman R. C. Schenck regarding tax question and forwarded a letter from a woman concerning placing her children with the Shakers.

Arrangement

Series 4: Correspondence

Files

B086-F002

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Shaker Museum | Mount Lebanon. Correspondence: Edwin M. Stanton and Ellen Stanton to Benjamin Gates and Abigail Crosman, 1863-1869. . https://shakerml.org/archive/?id=630. Accessed on April 25, 2024

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Stanton, Edwin M.

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Shane Rothe

Curatorial Associate

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.