Corbin, Henry Clark, 1842-1909 to Henry Jackson Hunt
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02382.129 Author/Creator: Corbin, Henry Clark, 1842-1909 Place Written: Chicago, Illinois Type: Autograph letter signed Date: January 22, 1884 Pagination: 2 p. : envelope Height: 21.8 cm, Width: 13.2 cm Order a Copy
Corbin recently requested the support of eighteen United States Representatives for a bill granting Brevet Major General Hunt, Colonel retired, the rank of Major General on the retired list. Transmits to Hunt the favorable replies of several Representatives (refer to GLC02382.124-.128). Notes that one of the Representatives who replied, Joseph Warren Keifer, was formerly speaker of the House. States "If you do not already know him, You had better make it a point to meet him Don't get disappointed and give up- but go right & I feel that you will succeed... " Sends his regards to Hunt's family. Writes from Headquarters, Division of the Missouri. Corbin served as Union Brevet Brigadier General during the Civil War.
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