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Stanton, Edwin M. (Edwin McMasters), 1814-1869 to Thomas McParlin

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02649.34 Author/Creator: Stanton, Edwin M. (Edwin McMasters), 1814-1869 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Printed letter signed Date: 23 November 1866 Pagination: 1 p. : envelope Height: 26 cm, Width: 20.3 cm Order a Copy

Printed letter, with a stamped signature of Sec of War Edwin Stanton, informing McParlin of his appointment to Brevet Brigadier General "for meritorious services during the war." With some writing in an unknown secretarial hand. Asks for his acceptance of the brevet along with his oath, age, birthplace, and state of residence. On stationery of the War Department. Accompanied by a small document printing Army Regulation 1031 about requirements for affidavits. Envelope, addressed to McParlin, printed "Adjutant General's Office, Official Business, Assistant Adjutant General" and signed by AAG Samuel Breck.

Stanton, Edwin M. (Edwin McMasters), 1814-1869
McParlin, T. A. (Thomas Andrew), 1825-1897

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