Lawton, Alexander Robert (1818-1896) to Henry W. Cleveland
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01941 Author/Creator: Lawton, Alexander Robert (1818-1896) Place Written: Savannah, Georgia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 12 January 1880 Pagination: 1 p. ; 27.8 x 21 cm. Order a Copy
Cleveland is in the process of applying for appointment as British Consul and has asked Lawton for a recommendation. Lawton questions his own former position as Quarter Master in the Confederacy would not aid the application.
Lawton was a member of the Georgia State House of Representatives and Senate prior to the Civil War. He was a general in the Confederate Army.
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