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Heth, Henry, 1825-1899 to John Letcher

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02461.08 Author/Creator: Heth, Henry, 1825-1899 Place Written: Richmond, Virginia Type: Autograph endorsement signed Date: 29 April 1861 Pagination: Order a Copy

Randolph Harrison applies to Virginia Governor John Letcher for the position of Captain in the Quartermaster's Department of the State of Virginia. Lieutenant Colonel Heth endorses Harrison's request, from the Quartermaster General's Office in Richmond. Signature on docket is illegible. One bust engraving of Heth included as collateral.

Harrison, Randolph, fl. 1861
Heth, Henry, 1825-1899

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