Semmes, Paul Jones, 1815-1863 to Joseph E. Brown
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00508.06 Author/Creator: Semmes, Paul Jones, 1815-1863 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: December 25, 1860 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; 25.5 x 20.4 cm. Order a Copy
Semmes's retained copy. Writes to the Governor of Georgia enclosing a contract made with James T. Ames of Chicopee, Massachusetts (Ames Manufacturing) for cavalry equipment, postal pouches, haversacks, knapsacks & straps, Infantry equipment, carbine equipment, cavalry sabres, artillery sabres, and artillery sabre belts and plates. With a pencil note signed PS stating he has had a cold since leaving Georgia. Written from the 5th Avenue Hotel, New York.
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