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Fenton, Reuben Eaton (1819-1885) [New York State militia commission for John B. Stonehouse]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00368.02 Author/Creator: Fenton, Reuben Eaton (1819-1885) Place Written: Albany, New York Type: Document signed Date: 13 March 1865 Pagination: 1 p. ; 30 x 43 cm. Order a Copy

Commision appointing John B. Stonehouse a colonel in the one hundred eighty-seventh New York State militia. Also signed by Bentley as Act. Asst. Adjutant General.

Reuben Fenton was a Representative, Senator, and Governor for New York.
John Stonehouse was a Major and Inspector of the Ninth Bridage during the Civil War. Afterwards served as Assistant Adjutant General and military agent for the prosecution of war claims agaisnt the United States.

Fenton, Reuben Eaton, 1819-1885
Stonehouse, John B., 1813-1885

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