Spinner, Francis Elias (1802-1890) to R. H. Pomeroy
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00431.07 Author/Creator: Spinner, Francis Elias (1802-1890) Place Written: Washington, D. C. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 5 July 1861 Pagination: 4 p. ; 26 x 20 cm. Order a Copy
Spinner, United States Treasurer, discusses financial matters with Pomeroy, a lawyer from Mohawk, New York. Discusses troops from New York who were stationed in Virginia. Declares "If the officers were only worthy of the men they command, what a mark we would make on the World's history." Written on House of Represenatives stationary.
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