ALS, 1862 January 30 : Summerville, to Jefferson Davis.

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ALS, 1862 January 30 : Summerville, to Jefferson Davis.

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Harris writes a strong attack on Capt. J.T. Montgomery, calling him "a broken-down school-master and a drunken preacher," and saying "neither officers nor men respect him & he has no military turn whatever to palliate his offenses." The letter has endorsements written by both Jefferson Davis & Judah P. Benjamin at its bottom.

2 p. ; 30 x 20 cm.

Copley Press, J S Copley Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6931221

Copley Press, J S Copley Library

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