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to Henry Jackson Hunt

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02382.210 Author/Creator: Place Written: Little Rock, Arkansas Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 12 December 1883 Pagination: 3 p. : Height: 23 cm, Width: 27.5 cm Order a Copy

Creator's signature is illegible. Written from Little Rock Barracks. Asks if Hunt can look over his manuscript on organization and administration. Mentions Mr. Dudley. Discusses a proposal regarding the United States Senate (possibly related to a bill Hunt wished to introduce pertaining to his military rank at retirement). Mentions Senators James Falconer Wilson and Allison (possibly William Boyd Allison).

Hunt, Henry Jackson, 1819-1889
Wilson, James Falconer, 1828-1895
Allison, William Boyd, 1829-1908

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