Lee, John F. (1813-1884) to Henry Jackson Hunt
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02382.097 Author/Creator: Lee, John F. (1813-1884) Place Written: Washington, D.C. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 22 February 1879 Pagination: 2 p. ; 20.5 x 12.7 cm. Order a Copy
Has read unspecified notes written by Hunt to Senators Samuel Bell Maxey and Theodore Fitz Randolph. Discusses a bill before Congress, possibly pertaining to the pension of retired officers, which Hunt advocated. States that the issue may carry over to the next session of Congress, or the House bill will pass. Indicates that the House bill referred to was not created by Spencer (possibly George Eliphaz Spencer, of the Committee on Military Affairs) or Hewitt (possibly either Goldsmith Whitehouse Hewitt or Abram Stevens Hewitt). Relates that when presenting Hunt's bill, he stated that Hunt "must be dear to the patriot and the democrat in the exact degree wherein he had disappointed or offended scallawags, carpet baggers, or radicals."
Hunt had served as Chief of Artillery for the Army of the Potomac. After the Civil War, he occupied various military posts. In his later years, Hunt advocated passage of a congressional bill that would affect his military rank and retirement.
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