Cooper, Samuel, 1798-1876 [Telegraph to James G. Martin]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02233.33 Author/Creator: Cooper, Samuel, 1798-1876 Place Written: Richmond, Virginia Type: Manuscript document Date: 30 July 1863 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 7.5 cm, Width: 19.5 cm Order a Copy
Manuscript copy of a telegraph sent to Brigadier James G. Martin ordering "the execution of privates William Leggett & Canada Barnes...suspended until further notice." Docket contains autograph endorsement signed by Charles Grice Elliot, Martin's assistant adjutant general.
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