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Coghill, Robert A., fl. 1860-1876 to R. M. T. Hunter

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02723 Author/Creator: Coghill, Robert A., fl. 1860-1876 Place Written: Richmond, Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 29 January 1863 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 26 x 20 cm. Order a Copy

Coghill asks Hunter if he can obtain a passport for Robert L. Cobbs, now living in Canada, to return to Virginia. "... Permit me to introduce to you Mr Ro L Cobbs, of Canada, formerly of Nelson County, Va., where he resided for many years. He is a gentleman of character, and most respectably connected in the counties of Amherst, Nelson and Bedford being the grandson of David S. Garland Esq, decd, well Known to you. He desires to obtain a passport to return to his residence and I respectfully commend his care to you ...".Autograph endorsement signed by Hunter at bottom, in support of Cobbs.

Hunter, Robert Mercer Taliaferro, 1809-1887
Coghill, Robert A., fl. 1860-1876

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