G.G.W. Duttes ?, Dunboynes ?, to James Monroe, New York, N.Y., 28 November, 1860.

Abstract

Concerns the issue of slavery; refers to Lincoln as "a low, ignorant, and obscure man, known only as a "Rail Splitter"; Charles Sumner as a "coward", and William Henry Steward as an "arch-traitor"; believes a civil war is inevitable and refers to the pending difficulties between the North and the South; family news and information about previous travels; mentions that if Mr. John C. Breckinridge had won, Edward ? would have had a promotion, but the diplomatic career of Edward ?, the Sec. of Legation at Berlin, will end with James Buchanan's presidency. Autographed Letter Signed