Lewis N. Parsons letter, date unknown.

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Lewis N. Parsons letter, date unknown.

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This collection consists of a letter from Lewis N. Parsons to his father, Josiah Parsons. Writing from Macon, Georgia, Lewis Parsons authorizes his father to sell everything he left behind in New Hampshire. This letter is undated.

1 folder (.05 cubic feet)

Georgia Historical Society

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SNAC Resource ID: 6906697

Georgia Historical Society

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Parsons, Lewis B. (Lewis Baldwin), 1818-1907

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Assistant quartermaster in Union Army who became Chief of Rail and River Transportation during the Civil War. Brought order and efficiency to the business of supplying the western armies with steamboats and barges by eliminating the charter system of hire. Reforms and regulations aroused considerable complaint, especially from steamboat interests. Also a lawyer, Ohio and Mississippi Railroad manager (1857-1878), and southern Illinois farmer. Active in state Democratic party politics (1876-1884) ...