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Halleck, H.W. (Henry Wager), 1815-1872 to: Col. [Franklin D.] Callender, Arsenal.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05601.015 Author/Creator: Halleck, H.W. (Henry Wager), 1815-1872 Place Written: St. Louis, Missouri Type: Document signed Date: 1862/01/06 Pagination: 1 p. + docket Order a Copy

"Major McKinstry's limits of arrest, if not so already, will be extended to the limits of the Arsenal and Arsenal grounds."

Halleck, Henry Wager, 1815-1872
Callender, Franklin D., fl. 1862
McKinstry, Justus, 1814-1897

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