Brown, Harry E. (fl. 1874) to Henry Jackson Hunt
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02382.207 Author/Creator: Brown, Harry E. (fl. 1874) Place Written: Key West, Florida Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 14 June 1874 Pagination: 2 p. ; 17.5 x 22.1 cm. Order a Copy
Thanks Hunt for writing a memorial for his father, Harvey Brown. Writes "No multiplication of words can add anything more to show how very highly we all of us esteem what you have done and the graceful way in which it was done- and therefore it only remains for me to subscribe myself." Written on black-bordered mourning stationery. Possibly contained within GLC02382.206 envelope.
Hunt had served as Chief of Artillery for the Army of the Potomac during the Civil War. Harvey Brown served in the United States Army 5th Light Artillery during the Civil War. He was promoted Brigadier-General 23 November 1861 by brevet at Fort Pickens, Florida, and Major-General 2 August 1866.
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