Letter from the secretary of war concerning a proposed military post at Lexington, Ky., 1889 Dec. 11.

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Letter from the secretary of war concerning a proposed military post at Lexington, Ky., 1889 Dec. 11.

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This item is a letter contained in a report from the U.S. House of Representatives, ex. doc. no. 44. The letter from W.C.P. Breckinridge offers on behalf of the citizens of Lexington, Kentucky, to donate land for a proposed military post and cavalry station at that city.

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Kentucky Historical Society, Martin F. Schmidt Research Library

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Kentucky Historical Society, Martin F. Schmidt Research Library

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