Office of the Quartermaster General circulars, 1868.

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Office of the Quartermaster General circulars, 1868.

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Handwritten and printed circulars issued by order of Quartermasters James J. Dana, Daniel Henry Rucker, and Montgomery Meigs, who served as quartermaster general during the Civil War. A majority of the circulars concern permits issued to U.S. newspapers for government advertising. Others pertain to the preparation of annual reports, regulations concerning civilian visitors to the quartermaster offices, and the conduct of daily office business.

20 circulars.

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