Hayes, Rutherford B., 1822-1893 to Eliakim P. Scammon
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02414.019 Author/Creator: Hayes, Rutherford B., 1822-1893 Place Written: Gauley Mount, West Virginia Type: Manuscript telegram Date: 9 March 1863 Pagination: 1 p. ; 31 x 20 cm. Order a Copy
Copy marked telegram at top. Reports to Brigadier General Scammon that a Mr. McConihay passed a bundle of family letters to friends over the Confederate line but that this is all he knows about him holding communication with the rebels. Thinks he probably served as postmaster.
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