Registers of letters received concerning military affairs, 1862-1870.

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Registers of letters received concerning military affairs, 1862-1870.

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These registers describe the contents and disposition of letters pertaining to military affairs received by the governor's office. Volume one records all incoming correspondence received by Governor Edwin D. Morgan between June 4, 1862 and August 25, 1862. Volume two records correspondence received by the governor's office from March 28, 1865 through October 17, 1870. The bulk of this volume, however, lists letters received between March 29, 1865 and November 13, 1866 (Governor Reuben Fenton's administration). The majority of the correspondence received pertains to recommendations for promotion of officers; requests for transfers, passes, commissions, etc.; resignations; discharges and other routing administrative matters.

.4 cu. ft. (2 volumes)

New York State Archives

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