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Stuart, James Ewell Brown, 1833-1864 to Archibald Stuart

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04086 Author/Creator: Stuart, James Ewell Brown, 1833-1864 Place Written: West Point, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 3 February 1854 Pagination: 2 p. ; 25 x 20 cm. Order a Copy

Complains to his father that Congress does not adequately support the military. Written as a student at West Point, states that the military appropriations bill may not pass, and upset military spending is always the first place the "watch-dogs of the Treasury" make financial cut backs.

Stuart, Jeb, 1833-1864
Stuart, Archibald, 1795-1855

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