Bogert, John A. (fl. 1863-1865) to Jacob C. and Mrs. Bogert
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06298.06 Author/Creator: Bogert, John A. (fl. 1863-1865) Place Written: Thomasville, Georgia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 25 November 1865 Pagination: 5 p. : envelope ; 20 x 12.7 cm. Order a Copy
Bogert replies to a 9 November 1865 letter from his parents. Relates the location of other regimental colonels, and states that he has $40,000 which he intends to pay for an unspecified purpose. Relates seeing Generals Stewart Lyndon Woodford, who served as Colonel of the 103rd United States Colored Troops, and General Littlefield (possibly Milton Littlefield) at Hilton Head, South Carolina. States that after a ship carrying clothing sprung a leak off the shore near Darien, Georgia, he was able to purchase a black military overcoat for $9. Relates that his duty in Thomasville primarily consists of guarding government cotton, and protecting the interests of African Americans in the area. Plans to make arrests the following day of people who he suspects are sending African Americans to Cuba to be sold into slavery. Discusses local Methodist and Baptist churches. Expresses approval of recent New York and New Jersey elections, stating "the people down here feel worry much disappointed to think the Black Republicans had been so successful in New Jersey especially."
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