Johnson, Herschel Vespasian - letter, 1869.

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Johnson, Herschel Vespasian - letter, 1869.

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The collection consists of an A.L.S. by Herschel V. Johnson, written at his plantation, Sandy Grove, in Jefferson County, Georgia. The letter deals with a suggested plan to accept claims "to refund every dollar taken from individuals, on account of cotton subscribed Conf. Govt. But not delivered at the time of Lee's surrender..."

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