Letter of transmittal for supplies, 1863 May 13.

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Letter of transmittal for supplies, 1863 May 13.

Brief letter of transmittal from John Potts, chief clerk of the U.S. War Department, to General Nathaniel P. Banks. The letter accompanies papers (not included) concerning supplies furnished to Banks for use in his expedition to New Orleans, La., in December of 1862.

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Banks, Nathaniel Prentice, 1816-1894

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Nathaniel Prentice (or Prentiss) Banks (January 30, 1816 – September 1, 1894) was an American politician from Massachusetts and a Union general during the Civil War. A millworker by background, Banks was prominent in local debating societies, and his oratorical skills were noted by the Democratic Party. However, his abolitionist views fitted him better for the nascent Republican Party, through which he became Speaker of the United States House of Representatives and Governor of Massachusetts ...

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