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Scott, Winfield, 1786-1866 General orders: No. 290

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00911.16 Author/Creator: Scott, Winfield, 1786-1866 Place Written: Mexico City, Mexico Type: Document Date: 19 September 1847 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 20.5 cm, Width: 14.6 cm Order a Copy

Signed by H. L. Scott. Partial docket reads "[General] Orders, No. 290, [Sept.] 19-1847, [Establis]hing Gen. HQ [illegible] hours" and "Clarke, 6 nif." Establishes location of the Adjutant General's office. Imprint in upper left corner reads "Bet Field Message." Right margin cropped.

Scott, Winfield, 1786-1866
Scott, H. L. (Henry Lee), 1814-1886

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