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Hayes, Rutherford B., 1822-1893 to Eliakim P. Scammon

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02414.013 Author/Creator: Hayes, Rutherford B., 1822-1893 Place Written: Gauley Mount, West Virginia Type: Manuscript letter Date: January 18, 1863 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 24.5 cm, Width: 19.5 cm Order a Copy

Clerical copy. George W. Edgar, Lieutenant Colonel commanding the outpost in West Virginia writes to Brigadier General Scammon of the 23rd Ohio to report that he is sending a Mrs. Dr. Lucker with a flag of truce to Scammon's lines. She is to pass by order of Major General Jones. With clerical note by Colonel Hayes stating that the lady arrived at the outpost and will leave in the morning.

Hayes, Rutherford Birchard, 1822-1893
Scammon, Eliakim Parker, 1816-1894
Edgar, George W., fl. 1863

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