Letter, 1842 Jan. 29, West Point, N.Y. [to] the Honorable Hugh S. Legaré, Attorney General of the United States.

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Letter, 1842 Jan. 29, West Point, N.Y. [to] the Honorable Hugh S. Legaré, Attorney General of the United States.

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Letter enlists Legaré's assistance in convincing Congress that service at the Military Academy counts as service in the Army, and as such may be credited toward the extra daily ration granted each officer for every five years of service.

4 p. ; 20 x 25 cm.

United States Military Academy, USMA Library

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United States Military Academy, USMA Library

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Legaré, Hugh Swinton 1797?-1843

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Legare was a lawyer and legislator whose career included terms in the South Carolina legislature and in Congress (elected 1836). In 1841, President Tyler appointed him attorney-general. From the description of Letter to B. Northrup, 22 September 1841. (Harvard Law School Library). WorldCat record id: 234341782 Lawyer, editor, and politician, from Charleston, S.C. From the description of Papers, 1837-1843. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 19865911 ...

Reeves, Isaac Stockton Keith, 1819-1851.

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