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Barry, William Farquhar, 1818-1879 to Thomas Hillhouse

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03474.02 Author/Creator: Barry, William Farquhar, 1818-1879 Place Written: Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 9 August 1862 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 20.5 cm, Width: 12.5 cm Order a Copy

Forwarding a note from Adjutant General Lorenzo Thomas, and recommending the bearer for a post as a subaltern with the rank of Lieutenant. Mounted on paper 29.5 x 20 cm. Written along the James River in Virginia.

Hillhouse, Thomas, 1816-1897
Barry, William Farquhar, 1818-1879

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