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Taylor, Tazewell, fl. 1861 to B. W. Belscher

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08237 Author/Creator: Taylor, Tazewell, fl. 1861 Place Written: Norfolk, Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 22 May 1861 Pagination: Order a Copy

Taylor, a captain in the Sussex Light Dragoons, relays an order from General Walter Gwynn regarding administrative actions in preparation for the next day's secession vote by the Virginia Convention.

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