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Lawton, Alexander Robert, 1818-1896 to Henry W. Cleveland

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01941 Author/Creator: Lawton, Alexander Robert, 1818-1896 Place Written: Savannah, Georgia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: January 12, 1880 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 27.8 cm, Width: 21 cm Order a Copy

Cleveland is in the process of applying for appointment as British Consul and has asked Lawton for a recommendation. Lawton questions his own former position as Quarter Master in the Confederacy would not aid the application.

Lawton, Alexander Robert, 1818-1896
Cleveland, Henry W., fl. 1880

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