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Lee, Robert E., 1807-1870 Circular

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09289 Author/Creator: Lee, Robert E., 1807-1870 Place Written: s.l. Type: Manuscript document Date: January 28, 1865 Pagination: 1 p. : Order a Copy

Circular concerning the long delay in the payment of troops: "I know the character of the men of this army too well, to doubt that they can be excelled in patience under a disappointment occasioned by the necessities of the country, & not by the neglect of the Government."

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