Letter to Francis G. Shaw, 1863 February 24.

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Letter to Francis G. Shaw, 1863 February 24.

Robert Shaw writes to his father, Francis, of the need of his help in the formation of the first black regiment [the 54th Massachusetts]. He mentions that the regimental committee has hired a black man, W. Wells, who will help to enlist men and will call upon Francis. The enlistees will receive $100.00 from the U.S. at the end of their service and be paid $13.00 a month, the same as white soldiers. He asks his father to pay the men's passage to Readeville. Mr. [Richard Price] Hallowell wants Francis to pay everything and he is is to send the accounts to Hallowell for reimbursement. He would like the men to be examined by a surgeon before they go, so that they will not need to be sent back. When a squad is shipped, Francis is to telegraph Hallowell the time of its departure and its size. He points out that the lack of state aid to the men will be a drawback and that Massachusetts is the only state to give it.

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Shaw, Robert Gould, 1837-1863

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Shaw was born in Boston to abolitionists Francis George and Sarah Blake (Sturgis) Shaw, who were well-known Unitarian philanthropists and intellectuals of Scottish descent. The Shaws had the benefit of a large inheritance left by Shaw's merchant grandfather and namesake Robert Gould Shaw (1775–1853). Shaw had four sisters—Anna, Josephine (Effie), Susanna, and Ellen (Nellie). When Shaw was five years old, the family moved to a large estate in West Roxbury, adjacent to Brook Farm. During his te...

Shaw, Francis George, 1809-1882

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Hallowell, Richard P. (Richard Price), 1835-1904

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United States. Army. Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, 54th (1863-1865)

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