Cameron, Simon, 1799-1889 to Robert G. White

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GLC05891.13
GLC#
GLC05891.13-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
March 17, 1862
Author/Creator
Cameron, Simon, 1799-1889
Title
to Robert G. White
Place Written
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Pagination
2 p. : docket ; Height: 20.5 cm, Width: 13 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

Promises to speak to Secretary of War Stanton about Captain Niles, and request his promotion. He had intended to promote Niles before he was forced to resign as Secretary of State. Written at "Lochiel," Cameron's estate. Captain Niles likely refers to Alanson Errick Niles.

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