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Baker, Edward Dickinson, 1811-1861 to Henry Lee Scott

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02458.02 Author/Creator: Baker, Edward Dickinson, 1811-1861 Place Written: Springfield, Illinois Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 9 May 1861 Pagination: Order a Copy

Written as a civilian in Springfield, Illinois, informing Colonel H. L. Scott that he had received an appointment as a lieutenant from President Lincoln, was accepting it, and was reporting to him for orders. Two bust engravings of Baker included as collateral.

Baker, Edward Dickinson, 1811-1861
Scott, H. L. (Henry Lee), 1814-1886

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