Fenton, Reuben Eaton, 1819-1885 to Fidelia E. Stanley

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GLC#
GLC02710.44.04
Type
Letters
Date
15 May 1865
Author/Creator
Fenton, Reuben Eaton, 1819-1885
Title
to Fidelia E. Stanley
Place Written
Albany, New York
Pagination
1 p. : Height: 22.5 cm, Width: 15 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

Governor Fenton sends Mrs. Stanley a duplicate of a commission for her son, Lucius T. Stanley, as a 1st Lieutenant in the 65th New York Volunteers. Tells her that he holds her son in high esteem. He was placed in the 65th because there were no openings in the 107th, in order to avoid a delay in his promotion. Written on State of New York, Executive Department stationary. Mrs. Stanley's maiden name was Warner.

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