Letters from Israel Gutelius to Eli Slifer (Apr. - Dec. 1861)

Israel Gutelius writes fifteen letters to Eli Slifer, the Secretary of the Commonwealth during the Civil War, in which he asks Slifer to go to Washington and request the Secretary of the Navy to appoint Gutelius to a position in Philadelphia. "If I am appointed," Gutelius promises to "publish one of the best country papers and ... do as much to Sustain the State and the United States Administrations as any other man." Gutelius also asks for Slifer's input on a printing press used for publishing, and informs him of other political and military news. Transcripts included.