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Contributor
Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams
Description
This handwritten set of documents, dated November 10 and 11, 1862, are the orders for Lieutenant James M. Brannin from William E. Doster to report to the city jail to retrieve the bodies of Sandy and Rachel Sutherland and Brannin's report on the status of the orders as he carried them out. The orders were to take them peaceably if possible but by force if necessary and Brannin reported that the orders were carried out under the protest of the persons in command of the city jail. Doster's orders are written on Headquarters Provost Marshal's office letterhead.
Publication Date
11-10-1862
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
Geographic Location
Washington, (D. C.)
Object Type
text
Format (original)
correspondence
Format (digital)
Digital ID
FVW-MANU-B1F112
Source
Mississippi State University Libraries, Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana, Original Manuscript Collection, Series 4: Abraham Lincoln Legal Documents, 1837-1859, Box 1, Folder 111
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
Orders from William Emile Doster to James Brannin For the Retrieval of Bodies With Brannin's Response, November 10, 1862, Original Manuscript Collection, Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana, Mississippi State University Libraries.