ALS, 1861 September 24 : New York, to Senator William Pitt Fessenden, Portland, Maine.

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ALS, 1861 September 24 : New York, to Senator William Pitt Fessenden, Portland, Maine.

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"I was ordered by Fremont to raise a Brigade of Seamen for his Army ... and now have about 200 men." Signed W.A. Howard.

2 p. ; 25 x 20 cm.

Copley Press, J S Copley Library

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Copley Press, J S Copley Library

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