Letter : Washington, D.C. to General E.O.C. Ord, San Francisco, Calif., 1871 March 18.

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Letter : Washington, D.C. to General E.O.C. Ord, San Francisco, Calif., 1871 March 18.

On Army of the United States letterhead, addressed to Ord, Commander, Department of California. Discusses conditions in the South after the Civil War.

4 p. (on 2 leaves) ; 26 x 20 cm.

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