Giddings, Joshua R. (Joshua Reed) (1795-1864) to Edwin D. Morgan
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02505.20 Author/Creator: Giddings, Joshua R. (Joshua Reed) (1795-1864) Place Written: Montreal, Quebec, Canada Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 18 October 1861 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 25.2 x 20.4 cm. Order a Copy
Giddings, U.S. consul general to the British North American Provinces, writes to Morgan, Governor of New York. Encloses a note (not included) from Elliot & Co., a Montreal-based importer of Enfield rifles. There are no Enfield rifles for sale in Montreal, and Giddings advises that arms should be purchased through Elliot & Co. Written on United States Consulate General, British N. A. Provinces stationery. Docket notes, "50,000 Enfield Rifles offered to be furnished at the rate of 3000 per month- Price not to exceed $18.50 delivered in New York City."
Giddings served as a United States Representative from Ohio 1837-1858.
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