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Farnsworth, John G., 1832-1895 [Lucius T. Stanley certificate of Civil War service]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02710.46.02 Author/Creator: Farnsworth, John G., 1832-1895 Place Written: Albany, New York Type: Printed document signed Date: 6 February 1883 Pagination: 1 p. ; 26 x 20 cm. Order a Copy

Signed by Adjutant General Farnsworth and countersigned by the Acting Assistant Adjutant General. Partially printed document sent to Stanley by the New York Adjutant General's Office by his request (see GLC02710.46.01). The filled in blanks describe Stanley's enlistment history in the 107th New York Volunteers from 1862-1865. Numbered 281.

Farnsworth, John G., 1832-1895
Stanley, Lucius T., 1844-1934

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