Spinner, Francis Elias, 1802-1890 to R. H. Pomeroy

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GLC#
GLC00431.07-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
July 5, 1861
Author/Creator
Spinner, Francis Elias, 1802-1890
Title
to R. H. Pomeroy
Place Written
Washington, District of Columbia
Pagination
4 p. : Height: 26 cm, Width: 20 cm
Language
English
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

Spinner, United States Treasurer, discusses financial matters with Pomeroy, a lawyer from Mohawk, New York. Discusses troops from New York who were stationed in Virginia. Declares "If the officers were only worthy of the men they command, what a mark we would make on the World's history." Written on House of Representatives stationary.

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