Smith, A.N., fl. 1866 to Richard T. Renshaw
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02254.31 Author/Creator: Smith, A.N., fl. 1866 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Letter signed Date: 6 January 1866 Pagination: 1 p. ; 20.5 x 34 cm. Order a Copy
Smith writes to Renshaw with orders to discharge Colonel Wallace Wilson of the 1st Colored Brigade,"he having originally enlisted for one year." The order also extends to "any other Contrabands on board the 'Agawam'." Forwarded by Commodore Joseph Lanman. Written on stationery of the Navy Department Bureau of Equipment and Recruiting.
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