Kemper, James Lawson (1823-1895) to John Letcher
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02461.16 Author/Creator: Kemper, James Lawson (1823-1895) Place Written: Richmond, Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 22 April 1861 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 24.8 x 19 cm. Order a Copy
Colonel Kemper, General in the Provisional army of Virginia, informs Letcher, Governor of Virginia: "Ambrose P. Hill of this state, late a Lieutenant in the U.S. Army, and of long experience in the service, is now on his way to Virginia from the West- with the view of tendering his services to the State. I humbly hope that the State will secure the benefit of his valuable services."
Hill served as a General in the Confederate Army.
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