Carter, J. D., fl. 1863 to Eliakim P. Scammon
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02414.227 Author/Creator: Carter, J. D., fl. 1863 Place Written: Point Pleasant Type: Manuscript telegram Date: 8 April 1863 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 22 cm, Width: 13.5 cm Order a Copy
Telegram to Brigadier General Scammon of the 23rd Ohio. "I have arrested a S Edwin…for aiding the enemy…I took from his farm five (5) Horses and mules also three (3) negroes…Shall I keep them or return them when I have done with them? He is rich and a very mean secesh…."
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