Letters from Alexander McClure to Eli Slifer, 1860-62

Alexander McClure writes thirteen letters to Eli Slifer, the Secretary of the Commonwealth under Governor Andrew Gregg Curtin, in which he criticizes the management of local military troops, proposes raising regiments for the Union Army, comments on various Pennsylvania political issues, and reflects upon the safety of the border during the Civil War. "Our people are nervously anxious about the safety of the border, because of the retreat of [General Nathaniel] Banks," as McClure notes. Transcripts included.