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Paxton, J.C., fl. 1863 to James L. Botsford

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02414.292 Author/Creator: Paxton, J.C., fl. 1863 Place Written: Belle, West Virginia Type: Telegram signed Date: 1861-1864 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 21.2 cm, Width: 13.2 cm Order a Copy

"My scouts have returned they were at Peytona no enemy that they could hear of I destroyed & broke up all the ferry boats for five miles each way . . . . " Dated Mch 29 186 Written in Camp Piatt

Scammon, Eliakim Parker, 1816-1894

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