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- GLC#
- GLC02457.17-View header record
- Type
- Letters
- Date
- January 29, 1862
- Author/Creator
- Smith, Martin Luther, 1819-1866
- Title
- to Daniel Ruggles
- Place Written
- New Orleans, Louisiana
- Pagination
- Primary time period
- Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
- Sub-Era
- The American Civil War
Wonders whether or not to grant a request for ammunition. Smith encloses a request for musket cartridges from soldiers at the Parish prison. Notes this force just received 1000 bullets the month before and wonders "is this expenditure of Ammunition necessary in our imperfectly supplied condition." One bust engraving of Smith included as collateral.
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