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Contributor
Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams
Description
This handwritten letter, dated September 28, 1863, is written from Marcus Morton to Gideon Welles, secretary of the Navy endorsing a young man named William Gray Hodges, Esq. for the position of paymaster. Morton describes Hodges as being a hard working young man from a respectable family with a young wife and children to support.
Publication Date
9-28-1863
Rights
Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.
Time Period
1860-1869
Subjects
Correspondence; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Object Type
text
Format (original)
correspondence
Format (digital)
Digital ID
FVW-PC-B1F5-9
Source
Mississippi State University Libraries, Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana, Peleg Clarke, Jr. papers, Papers Dated 1853 May-1861 May, Box 1, Folder 5
Repository
The Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana Repository
Digital Publisher
Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version).
Contact Information
For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.msstate.edu.
Recommended Citation
Letter, Marcus Morton to Gideon Welles, September 28, 1863, Peleg Clarke, Jr. papers (FVW), The Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana