Letter, Smith to Robert Todd Lincoln, June 5, 1884

Authors

Sergeant Smith

Files

Description

This handwritten copy of a telegram, dated June 5, 1884, is from Sergeant Signal Corps, Smith in Jacksonville, Florida to Secretary of War, Robert Todd Lincoln in Washington, D. C. The letter informs Mr. Lincoln when to expect George Benjamin to arrive in Washington with General Babcock's remains and in what condition the remains are in.

Rights

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Publication Date

6-5-1884

Time Period

1880-1889

Geographic Location

Jacksonville, (Fla.)

Object Type

text

Format (original)

correspondence: 1 leaf

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_USGPL_OEB_1884_06-05_Letter_001

Source

Ulysses S. Grant Presidential Library, Orville E. Babcock Papers, Box 2, Folder 13

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