Letter, Montgomery C. Meigs to Peleg Clarke Jr., November 22, 1865

Authors

M. C. Meigs

Files

Contributor

Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams

Description

This handwritten letter, dated November 22, 1865, is written from Montgomery C. Meigs to Peleg Clarke Jr. insisting that the United States Army does not owe Clarke any money for the lumber, supplies, and corn Clarke is claiming were taken by the Army due to Clarke's alleged dealings with the Rebels. Meigs claims that the items were taken as "prize of war" after the Rebels were forced to abandon them when the Union forced them out of Fredericksburg. The letter is written on Quartermaster General's Office letterhead.

Publication Date

11-2-1865

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

Geographic Location

Washington, (D.C.)

Object Type

text

Format (original)

correspondence

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

FVW-PC-B1F6-5

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 6

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, Montgomery C. Meigs to Peleg Clarke Jr., November 22, 1865, Peleg Clarke, Jr. papers (FVW), The Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana