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Wood, Thomas Jefferson, 1844-1908 to Henry Jackson Hunt

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02382.130 Author/Creator: Wood, Thomas Jefferson, 1844-1908 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: February 8, 1884 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 22.5 cm, Width: 13.5 cm Order a Copy

Wood, a Representative from Indiana, notes that he will support a bill that would grant Brevet Major General Hunt, Colonel retired, the rank of Major General on the retired list. Written on House of Representatives stationery.

Wood, Thomas Jefferson, 1844-1908
Hunt, Henry Jackson, 1819-1889

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