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Arthur, Chester Alan, 1829-1886 to Thomas Hillhouse

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01591 Author/Creator: Arthur, Chester Alan, 1829-1886 Place Written: New York Type: Letter signed Date: October 16, 1862 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 25 cm, Width: 19.5 cm Order a Copy

Arthur, writing as New York Quartermaster General, responds to a special order from Brigadier General Hillhouse by suggesting "that the proper transportation should be obtained from Major See at Elmira" for the 17th Regiment, because little of their route is in New York. Letter written on stationery of the New York State Quartermaster General's Department.

Arthur, Chester Alan, 1829-1886
Hillhouse, Thomas, 1816-1897

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