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Adams, Green (fl. 1865) to General J. L. Donaldson

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02691.11.077 Author/Creator: Adams, Green (fl. 1865) Place Written: Nashville, Tennessee Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 27 March 1865 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 35.3 x 21.5 cm. Order a Copy

Green Adams, an agent for the U.S. Treasury Dept., arranges for the purchase of products of insurrectionary states. Individuals he will be purchasing cotton from include Miller A. Wright, as indicated on this document. Includes signed approval by the AAG to Major General George H. Thomas.

Adams, Green, fl. 1865
Donaldson, James Lowry, 1814-1885

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