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Buckingham, William A. (William Alfred), 1804-1875 [Appointment of Thomas F. Burpee as major of the fifth regiment]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02744.395 Author/Creator: Buckingham, William A. (William Alfred), 1804-1875 Place Written: Hartford, Connecticut Type: Document signed Date: 13 May 1861 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 53 cm, Width: 40.3 cm Order a Copy

Appointment of Thomas F. Burpee as major of the fifth regiment. Signed by James Hammond Trumbell as Connecticut Secretary of State. Cosigned by William A. Buckingham as Governor of Connecticut. Includes Connecticut state seal. Docket on verso.

Burpee, Thomas F., fl. 1861-1865
Buckingham, William A. (William Alfred), 1804-1875

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