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White, Carr Bailey, 1823-1871 [Decoded cypher telegram to Eliakim P. Scammon]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02414.118 Author/Creator: White, Carr Bailey, 1823-1871 Place Written: West Virginia Type: Manuscript telegram Date: circa 1863 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 13.4 cm, Width: 19.6 cm Order a Copy

Possibly a copy in Scammon's hand. Reports on scouting activities. States that Lieutenant Blazer, a scout, is expected in tonight and will start for Lewisburg, West Virginia in the morning. Ends by saying "Your informant must be mistaken." Undated, year inferred from similar documents in collection.

White, Carr Bailey, 1823-?
Scammon, Eliakim Parker, 1816-1894

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