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Walker, Leroy Pope, 1817-1884 to Thomas J. Porter

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03468.08 Author/Creator: Walker, Leroy Pope, 1817-1884 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1861-1862 circa Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket Height: 20 cm, Width: 16 cm Order a Copy

Forwarding Porter a petition to the President, and wishes Porter would forward it to the President. The petition requests the exemption of Walker's overseer from military service. Most likely written while Walker was Secretary of State, between 17 September 1861 and 31 March 1862.

Walker, Leroy Pope, 1817-1884
Porter, Thomas J., fl. 1861

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