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Parry, Augustus Commodore, 1828-1866 to Eliakim P. Scammon

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02414.160 Author/Creator: Parry, Augustus Commodore, 1828-1866 Place Written: Gauley, West Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 15 December 1862 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 24.8 cm, Width: 19.7 cm Order a Copy

Lieutenant Colonel Parry of the 47th Ohio regiment writes to Brigadier General Scammon about a citizen named John Fox who has been providing provisions. States that Fox cannot cross the river but will wait at Miller's Ferry next Saturday with the provisions if Scammon can send someone to meet him. Written from Camp Gauley Mount, West Virginia.

Parry, Augustus Commodore, 1828-1866
Scammon, Eliakim Parker, 1816-1894

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