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Scammon, Eliakim Parker, 1816-1894 [Scammon endorsement on a telegram to James L. Botsford]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02414.121 Author/Creator: Scammon, Eliakim Parker, 1816-1894 Place Written: Gallipolis, West Virginia Type: Autograph endorsement signed Date: 20 April 1863 or 1864 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 21.5 cm, Width: 13.2 cm Order a Copy

Telegram from David, the Assistant Superintendent of Military Telegraphs, to Captain Botsford asking if the Camp Piatt office can be closed tomorrow so he can make some necessary changes. With autograph endorsment signed of Brigadier General Scammon of the 23rd Ohio stating it is okay to close for one day. On stationary of the U.S. Military Telegraph. Year inferred from Scammon's rank. Most likely 1863.

Scammon, Eliakim Parker, 1816-1894
Botsford, James Lawrence, 1834-1898

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