Smith, Alvison B. (fl. 1884) to Samuel Sullivan Cox
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02382.132 Author/Creator: Smith, Alvison B. (fl. 1884) Place Written: Toledo, Ohio Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 12 February 1884 Pagination: 2 p. ; 20.2 x 26.6 cm. Order a Copy
Smith requests that Cox, a Representative from New York, examine a bill that would grant Henry Jackson Hunt the rank of Major General on the retired list. Notes "Gen Hunt is a full blooded democrat, that, perhaps is the leading reason for the necessity for this legislation."
Hunt, who had been Chief of the Artillery for the Army of the Potomac during the Civil War, served as Governor of the Soldiers Home in Washington, D.C. from 1883 until his death.
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