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Halleck, H.W. (Henry Wager), 1815-1872 To: D. B. Northop, Esq.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05601.002 Author/Creator: Halleck, H.W. (Henry Wager), 1815-1872 Place Written: St. Louis, Missouri Type: Document signed Date: 1861/12/26 Pagination: 1 p. + docket Order a Copy

"Have copies of Laws of War been sent east, -- if so when, where & how many. [see # 104] Tell Capt. Johns that I can ascertain nothing about his appointment."

Halleck, Henry Wager, 1815-1872
Northop, D.B., fl. 1861
Johns (captain), fl. 1861

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