Scammon, Eliakim Parker (1816-1894) [Scammon endorsement on a telegram from T. Melvin]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02414.133 Author/Creator: Scammon, Eliakim Parker (1816-1894) Place Written: Clarksburg, West Virginia Type: Autograph endorsement signed Date: 3 November 1863 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 21.5 x 13.2 cm. Order a Copy
Telegram from Captain and Assistant Adjutant General Melvin to Brigadier General Scammon in reference to Colonel Comley's application for leave to Ohio. With autograph endorsement signed in initials by Scammon stating answered. On stationary of the U.S. Military Telegraph. Year inferred from similar documents in the collection and Scammon's rank.
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