Thompson, Meriwether Jefferson (1826-1876) to Daniel Ruggles
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02461.32 Author/Creator: Thompson, Meriwether Jefferson (1826-1876) Place Written: Gibbs Springs, Mississippi Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 10 June 1862 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 24.8 x 19.5 cm. Order a Copy
Thompson, a Brigadier General in the Missouri State Guard, writes to General Ruggles: "Can you inform me the custom in the case of an Officer resigning who has never received his commission, but who has been duly elected and served for several months?- or in the case where a man is undoubtedly and confusedly incompetent to perform the duties devolving upon him- Such is the case of one of my Captains and he is as anxious to resign, as his men and myself are anxious that he should."
Gibbs Springs is located near Granada, Mississippi.
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