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Spinner, Francis Elias, 1802-1890 to R. H. Pomeroy

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00431.07 Author/Creator: Spinner, Francis Elias, 1802-1890 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: July 5, 1861 Pagination: 4 p. : Height: 26 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy

Spinner, United States Treasurer, discusses financial matters with Pomeroy, a lawyer from Mohawk, New York. Discusses troops from New York who were stationed in Virginia. Declares "If the officers were only worthy of the men they command, what a mark we would make on the World's history." Written on House of Representatives stationary.

Pomeroy, R. H., ?-1867
Spinner, Francis Elias, 1802-1890

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