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Johnston, Albert Sidney, 1803-1862 to Col. Samuel Cooper

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01560 Author/Creator: Johnston, Albert Sidney, 1803-1862 Place Written: San Antonio Type: Autograph letter signed Date: March 18, 1857 Pagination: 4 p. : Height: 25 cm, Width: 21 cm Order a Copy

Johnston writes a letter to Cooper discussing problems with the quartermaster.

Johnston, Albert Sidney, 1803-1862
Cooper, Samuel, fl. 1857

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