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Bailey & Turnstill, fl. 1863 to Eliakim P. Scammon

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02414.165 Author/Creator: Bailey & Turnstill, fl. 1863 Place Written: Weston, West Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 5 January 1863 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 24.5 cm, Width: 19.5 cm Order a Copy

Asks for payment from General Scammon for their bill of $7.30 for feeding horses last year. Asks where Captain John W. Skiles of the 23rd Ohio can be reached. On light blue paper.

Scammon, Eliakim Parker, 1816-1894
Skiles, John W., 1828-?
Bailey & Turnstill, fl. 1863

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