Historical Letter: Letter from Corporal James Henry Gooding to the President
Subject
Contrabands
Title
Historical Letter: Letter from Corporal James Henry Gooding to the President
Date
1863
Type
Historical Letter
Description
Note: No transcript included, but cursive is legible.
DocsTeach (National Archives) source features a letter written in 1863 by Corporal James Henry Gooding of the 54th Infantry advocating on behalf of Black soldiers' equal pay. Gooding addressed the letter to President Abraham Lincoln and according to the source, he asserted that the soldiers "did not enlist under the Contraband Act." The source includes a copy of the letter and a brief description.
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DocsTeach (National Archives) source features a letter written in 1863 by Corporal James Henry Gooding of the 54th Infantry advocating on behalf of Black soldiers' equal pay. Gooding addressed the letter to President Abraham Lincoln and according to the source, he asserted that the soldiers "did not enlist under the Contraband Act." The source includes a copy of the letter and a brief description.
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DocsTeach
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“Historical Letter: Letter from Corporal James Henry Gooding to the President,” Project Reconstruction, accessed May 4, 2024, https://projectreconstructionus.com/items/show/915.