Letters, 1853 September 23 and 1880 June 13.

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Letters, 1853 September 23 and 1880 June 13.

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Two letters containing responses from Jefferson Davis. One letter, written September 23, 1853, by Colonel H.K. Craig of the Ordnance Department, recommends Captain J.A.J. Bradford as new commander for the Baton Rouge Arsenal. The second letter, dated June 13, 1880, is a response to a previous inquiry by Frank Moore relating to the Confederate Congress.

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University of Southern Mississippi, Regional Campus, Joseph Anderson Cook Library

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