Person Information

Biography

William P. Fessenden was a politician from Maine. He was a Whig and later a Republican. He became Secretary of Treasury under Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War.

Letter References

Letter from John Carlin to Frederick William Seward, November 30, 1864

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, July 3, 1864

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William P. Fessenden was a politician from Maine. He was a Whig and later a Republican. He became Secretary of Treasury under Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War.
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