Letter to Colonel A.H. Buckner from Simon Bolivar Buckner, October 24, 1851.

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Letter to Colonel A.H. Buckner from Simon Bolivar Buckner, October 24, 1851.

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This collection consists of one letter written by Simon Bolivar Buckner to his father A.H. Buckner on October 24, 1851 from Fort Leavenworth, Missouri [sic]. He writes about his recent promotion and orders to take command of Fort Atkinson, which will prevent a planned visit home for his wife to meet his family. The collection is in one folder.

one letter.

Kentucky Historical Society, Martin F. Schmidt Research Library

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Kentucky Historical Society, Martin F. Schmidt Research Library

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