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Reynolds, Joseph Jones, 1822-1899 to Edwin M. Stanton

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01504.02.11 Author/Creator: Reynolds, Joseph Jones, 1822-1899 Place Written: Little Rock, Arkansas Type: Typed letter Date: April 20, 1866 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 26 cm, Width: 20.2 cm Order a Copy

Typed and signed as a true copy by Albert L. Mills as First Lieutenant and Adjutant First Cavalry. Major General (Joseph Jones) Reynolds informs Stanton, Secretary of War, that Colonel Brisbin served in the Department of Arkansas for the past five months and "has shown himself at all times an efficient, able and reliable Officer." These typewritten copies date to circa 1887-1891 based on Mill's rank and assignment at the time.

Reynolds, Joseph J., 1822-1899
Stanton, Edwin M. (Edwin McMasters), 1814-1869
Mills, Albert L., 1854-1916
Brisbin, James S. (James Sanks), 1837-1892

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