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

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02414.018 Author/Creator: Hayes, Rutherford B., 1822-1893 Place Written: Gauley Mount, West Virginia Type: Manuscript letter Date: 7 March 1863 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 19 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy

Copy. Writes that he does not know much about a man named John Packhard "but after a rigid cross examination I believe him to be a german deserter who may be trusted ..."

Hayes, Rutherford Birchard, 1822-1893
Scammon, Eliakim Parker, 1816-1894

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