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The purpose was to protest the amount of money the black soldiers in the army compared to the whites

The purpose of Gooding's letter to Lincoln was discrimination toward Black people, and that's the reason he was upset.

Who is Lincoln?

Abraham Lincoln was an American citizen and a lawyer. He was the 16th President of the United States of America and under his leadership, he abolished the slavery system and all the remaining slaves were termed to be free.

On Sept. 28, 1863, Gooding wrote a letter to Abraham Lincoln as there were various types of discrimination happening on the island against the Black people who were there fighting and protecting their country.

The discrimination was based on their color as they were black they were paid less and served less food compared to the white people, and he got angry and upset with these things and further wrote the letter.

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