Letter, Hannibal Hamlin to Unknown, May 19, 1847

This handwritten letter, dated May 19, 1847 is written from Hannibal Hamlin to an unknown recipient discussing the governor\u27s statement on the Wilmot Proviso, an unsuccessful 1846 proposal in the United States Congress to ban slavery in territory acquired from Mexico in the Mexican–American War. The letter goes on to discuss how someone referred to as Gaac will be left out in the cold and speculates on how things will turn out, stating that Gaac\u27s looks could sour milk.https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/fvw-manuscripts-original-manuscripts/1151/thumbnail.jp