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This handwritten letter, dated May 15, 1865, is a reply from Orville E. Babcock in Washington, D. C. to W. P. Smith in Baltimore, Maryland. The letter assured Smith that there is no review scheduled at that time but that one will likely take place soon. The letter goes on to speculate where the review will take place and what Smith might expect. The letter is signed, "Respectfully yours, O. E. Babcock, Lient Col A. O. G., Gnl Grants Staff. (Lieutenant Colonel Associate of Graduates, General Grant's Staff)

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Publication Date

5-15-1865

Time Period

1860-1869

Geographic Location

Washington, (D. C)

Object Type

text

Format (original)

correspondence: 2 leaves

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_USGPL_OEB_1865-05-15_Letter-OEB-to-WP-Smith

Source

Ulysses S. Grant Presidential Library, Orville E. Babcock Papers, Box 2, Folder 1

Repository

Ulysses S. Grant Presidential Library, Mississippi State University Libraries.

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.

Letter, Orville E. Babcock to W. P. Smith, Esq., May 15, 1865
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