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Bliss, Zenas Randall, 1835-1900 to Lorenzo Thomas

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02750.048 Author/Creator: Bliss, Zenas Randall, 1835-1900 Place Written: Vicksburg, Mississippi Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 2 July 1863 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 24.7 cm, Width: 19.6 cm Order a Copy

Colonel Bliss informs Adjutant General Thomas that Captain Ethan A. Jenks knew nothing of "Fraudulently enlisting a Private in his Company who served but one Month and drew bounty." Bliss attests to Jenks' character and requests reconsideration of Jenks' dismissal.

Jenks, Ethan A., fl. 1828-1901

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