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Thornton, Joel F., fl. 1839-1910 to Alexander Hamilton Stephens

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00238 Author/Creator: Thornton, Joel F., fl. 1839-1910 Place Written: Crawfordville, Georgia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: July 21, 1862 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 23.6 cm, Width: 18.5 cm Order a Copy

Thornton requests advice from Stephens, Vice President of the Confederacy. He explains that he was previously deprived of one of his feet, and that he went to New Orleans in February 1862 to have an artificial foot constructed. Later, an agent sent to pick up the artificial foot had to escape New Orleans before the foot was finished due to the May 1862 Union capture of the city. He writes "I want you to let me know- what you think the chances would be to get the Commding General at Jackson to let a man have a flag of Truce- & also to get you to write to him & state the circumstances to him."

Stephens, Alexander Hamilton, 1812-1883
Thornton, Joel F., fl. 1839-1910

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