Bekner, P.E., fl. 1865 To the hands employed or expect to be employed on Mr. Gibson's plantations
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04501.035 Author/Creator: Bekner, P.E., fl. 1865 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 21 March 1865 Pagination: 1 p. : envelope Height: 25 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy
Letter from the office of the Provost Marshall orders the hands on the three plantations to go to work whether or not they have an agreement. Accompanied by a U.S. Military telegraph envelope addressed to Tobias Gibson with a docket date of October 31, 1862.
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