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Hunt, Henry Jackson, 1819-1889 Collection of Henry Jackson Hunt [Decimalized .001-.233]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02382 Author/Creator: Hunt, Henry Jackson, 1819-1889 Place Written: Various Places Type: Header Record Date: 1862-1888 Pagination: 233 items Order a Copy

Collection of letters, principally received correspondence, military returns, and one military journal. Includes military correspondence during the War, letters concerning Hunt's various post-war publishing endeavors, correspondence pertaining to Hunt's advocation of a bill which would affect his retirement rank and pay, and general discussions of Reconstruction politics. Primarily organized chronologically by sender. GLC02382.136-.204 consist of military returns related to artillery reserves, Army of the Potomac. With collateral material (11 envelopes, 4 clippings, and 1 engraving).

Hunt, Henry Jackson, 1819-1889

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