Letter, 1851 June 22.

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Letter, 1851 June 22.

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A letter from Simon Bolivar Buckner, Fort Snelling, Minnesota Territory, to John Earle Jr. and Company, Boston, Massachusetts, ordering a uniform frock coat. Buckner, a 2nd lieutenant in the United States 6th Regiment stationed at Fort Snelling, was later a Confederate general and governor of Kentucky (1879-1891).

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Minnesota Historical Society, Division of Archives and Manuscripts

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