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Thomas, George Henry, 1816-1870 to: [Robert] Allen. (Louisville, [Ky.])

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07642.03 Author/Creator: Thomas, George Henry, 1816-1870 Place Written: Nashville, Tennessee Type: Letter Date: 1865/05/15 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; By telegraph. Order a Copy

secretarial copy of a telegram requesting a special passenger train to carry Jefferson Davis to Washington, D.C: "Keep quiet about the object of engaging the special train but it must be at Parkersburg on Friday next…." Note at upper right reads "By Cypher."

Thomas, George Henry, 1816-1870
Allen, Robert, fl. 1865
Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889

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