Letter, George D. Benjamin to Robert Todd Lincoln, June 4, 1884

Authors

George D. Benjamin

Files

Description

This handwritten copy of a telegram, dated June 4, 1884, is from George D. Benjamin in Astor, Florida to Secretary of War, Robert Todd Lincoln in Washington, D. C. The letter describes the circumstances surrounding the death of General Orville E. Babcock. The text was originally sent as a telegram.

Rights

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Publication Date

6-4-1884

Time Period

1880-1889

Geographic Location

Astor, (Fla.)

Object Type

text

Format (original)

correspondence: 1 leaf

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_USGPL_OEB_1884_06-04_Letter_001

Source

Ulysses S. Grant Presidential Library, Orville E. Babcock Papers, Box 2, Folder 12

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.

Recommended Citation

Orville E. Babcock Papers, Box 2, Folder 12, Ulysses S. Grant Presidential Library, Mississippi State University Libraries