Maitland, James M., 1815-1864 to Joseph M. Maitland

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GLC#
GLC03523.10.104-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
21 September 1863
Author/Creator
Maitland, James M., 1815-1864
Title
to Joseph M. Maitland
Place Written
Kingston, Ohio
Pagination
2 p. : Height: 30.5 cm, Width: 19 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

Reports that his brother-in-law, Lieutenant Colonel Elhanan Mast, is part of a Union force closing in on [Braxton] Bragg. Comments on a riot at the house of Mike Murphey. Informs him that there was a meeting at the Courthouse concerning the efforts to suppress future riots and bring the offenders to justice. Notes that there was a recent meeting to raise men for the border cavalry of Ohio. Complains that supporters of John Brough, candidate for Governor of Ohio, call their opponents, "... Butternuts, Traitors, and Copperheads if they do not go in with Old Abes radical views." Comments further on the nomination of candidates for the position of Governor of Ohio.

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