Diary of Sidney George Fisher, January and February 1862
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January 15 1862Image Description:
1862 (January/February) diary of Sidney George Fisher, Philadelphia lawyer and gentleman, whose interests included local history, agronomy and national politics. Fisher's diaries give a portrait of the social, political and economic life of Philadelphia and its people.(1) is Fisher's diary entry from January 15, 1862 reflecting on the contemporary political debate over slavery as a cause of the American Civil War and President Lincoln's views on abolition.