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Fitts, W.H., fl. 1863 to Miller A. Wright

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02691.11.031 Author/Creator: Fitts, W.H., fl. 1863 Place Written: Atlanta, Georgia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 10 January 1863 Pagination: 1 p. ; 23.7 x 17.7 cm. Order a Copy

Letter from a provost marshal requesting that Miller bring his father to the officer's house for breakfast the following morning at 5:12. Written at a Military Post in Atlanta.

Fitts, W.H., fl. 1863

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