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Letter from the Secty of War, to the Chairman.. 1879

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1864 CIVIL WAR 1ed George McClellan Letter War Gettysburg Battle Strategy DC: 1864 CIVIL WAR 1ed George McClellan Letter War Gettysburg Battle Strategy DC â€œThe Union, which can alone insure internal peace, and external security to each State, Must and Shall be Preserved,

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George Maynard discharge papers and other Civil War letters: Please see link at www.centralmassauctions.com for scans of each letter. Written home to Nellie Brown of Westborough, MA by soldier who signed letters â€œGeorgie.” See photos for condition a

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Cyrus Field, Peter Cooper and Others in 1859 Telegraph Letter in War over Access to Communication: Cyrus Field, Peter Cooper and Others in 1859 Telegraph Letter in War over Access to Communication Boston critics accused the American Telegraph Company and the New York Associated Press of depriving B

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Revolutionary War Letter & Enlistment Document : Autograph note signed by Lieutenant Jonas Parker. Chelmsford, [Massachusetts], 18 February 1777. 1 page. With: Autograph letter signed by John Bettey, to Andrew Bettey of Chelmsford, MA. Camp on Rhode

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JAMES A GARFIELD ALS CIVIL WAR LETTER DATED MAY 17TH,: JAMES A GARFIELD ALS CIVIL WAR LETTER DATED MAY 17TH, 1862. (B 1831-D 1881) FROM HUDSON VALLEY ESTATE OF SMALL COLLECTION OF AUTOGRAPHS PURCHASED IN THE 1950'S BY HER FATHER, AT A NYC AUCTION HOUSE.

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Letter from the Secty of War, to the Chairman.. 1879

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Letter from the Secretary of War, to the Chairman of the Committee on Indian Affairs, communicating information in relation to the escape of the Cheyenne Indians from Fort Robinson by George W. McCrary, February 12, 1879, Washington, DC: In Binder, 45th Congress, 3rd Session, Senate Miscellaneous Documents No. 64

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