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Ruggles, Daniel, 1810-1897 [Note to be telegramed to Pierre G. T. Beauregard]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04057.01 Author/Creator: Ruggles, Daniel, 1810-1897 Place Written: Grenada, Mississippi Type: Autograph document signed Date: 16 June 1862 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 20.3 x 12.6 cm. Order a Copy

Reports that "It is important to secure the plantation boats on both banks of the Mississippi. Shall I have it secure so as to prevent their destruction by the enemy?"

Ruggles, Daniel, 1810-1897
Beauregard, Pierre Gustave Toutant, 1818-1893

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