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to Henry Jackson Hunt

Lee requests Hunt's presence, but notes "The stage [inserted: U. S. mail coach] is slow, & regulated on the plan of Sumner's civil rights bill. (crowded with niggers) You might be wanting in some gallant attentions to a colored lady, & be legislated...

GLC02382.083

to Henry Jackson Hunt

Year inferred from content. Thanks Hunt for offering her information, possibly related to her book on the life of Robert E. Lee. Mentions General Cooper (possibly Samuel Cooper), Lee's wife, her friend Mary Randolph Custis Lee, and General [Dunn?]...

GLC02382.087

to Henry Jackson Hunt

Possibly created in Upper Marlboro, Maryland. Refers to a pamphlet created by Maynadier (possibly William Maynadier). Expresses regret over an unspecified situation regarding General Alexander Brydie Dyer, chief of ordnance in 1864). Notes that...

GLC02382.094

to Henry Jackson Hunt

By the daughter of General William Jenkins Worth. Is visiting her sister Josephine. Transmits a copy of a letter from General Joseph E. Johnston. Mentions General Pemberton (possibly John Clifford Pemberton). Mentions that Dawson, an historian...

GLC02382.102

to Henry Jackson Hunt

Thanks Hunt for a recent favor. Recalls details of the Battle of Gettysburg for Hunt, who is writing an article on the topic. Speculates as to why General Alexander S. Webb left the 1st New York Light Artillery out of his report on the Battle of...

GLC02382.105