Autograph letter signed : Montgomery, Ala., to W.W. Garth, 1877 Dec. 10.

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Autograph letter signed : Montgomery, Ala., to W.W. Garth, 1877 Dec. 10.

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Recommending Col. J.P. Timberlake for U.S. Marshal of the northern district of Alabama.

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Pierpont Morgan Library.

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Houston, George S. (George Smith), 1811-1879

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