Letter, 1835 August 21, [to] Henry E. Prentiss, Washington.

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Letter, 1835 August 21, [to] Henry E. Prentiss, Washington.

Army officer. Letter regarding leave of absence.

1 p. ; 25 cm.

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Prentiss, Henry Mellen

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Henry E. Prentiss was born in 1809 in Paris, Maine. A graduate of West Point, he taught mathematics there before being commissioned and joining the Army in Alabama. He left the Army in 1834 and moved to Bangor, Maine where he studied law, later practicing there and in Orono, Maine. He also owned and managed many acres of timberland in Maine and Pennsylvania. Prentiss served in the Maine legislature, 1857-1859, and as mayor of Bangor, 1870-1871. He died on July 1, 1873. From the descr...

Cooper, Samuel, 1798-1876

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Army officer. From the description of Orders of Samuel Cooper, 1860. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79449910 Native of New Jersey, adjutant general in the U.S. Army, and adjutant general and inspector general in the Confederate Army. From the description of Samuel Cooper papers, 1775-1893 [manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 24201832 Samuel Cooper was a native of New Jersey, adjutant general in the United States Army, and adjutant general and inspector gene...