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Scammon, Eliakim Parker, 1816-1894 to Rutherford B. Hayes

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02414.026 Author/Creator: Scammon, Eliakim Parker, 1816-1894 Place Written: Fayetteville, West Virginia Type: Autograph note signed Date: circa 1863-1864 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 5 cm, Width: 13 cm Order a Copy

Small scrap to Colonel Hayes, signed with initials E.P.S., states "Harper in order to Raleigh. Will send the ord. & servants." Dated only the 8th, no year or month. Year could be either 1863 or 1864 based on location and Hayes rank as Colonel, which he was promoted to in October 1862. Month could be April based on similar documents (see GLC 2414.25).

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

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