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Date Original
1861 January 07
Description
Letter from Colonel A.S. Alexander to Governor Henry M. Rector, notifying Rector of officer election held on December 29, 1860 for Companies D and H, 49th Regiment, Arkansas Militia.
Transcription
Dallas Polk Cty Arkansas
January 7th, 1861
To his Excellency
Henry M. Rector Governor (?)
Sir - there was an Election held in
this County on the 29th day of
December 1860 for the purpose of
electing officers for the 49th
Regiment Arkansas militia
and results as follows
William H. Earp was elected
Lieutenant Col and Joseph
-Wm Oliver was elected Major
and John Ashford was Elected
Captain and Lewis McBroom first
Lieutenant and Wm A Frost
Second Lieutenant of Company
E[,] 49th Rgmt (?) all of whom I hope
you will commission as soon
as convenient
A S Alexander
Col Commandant
49th Regiment Arkansas
Militia
Physical Description
Letter, 12" x 7.5"
Subjects
Correspondence; war; Military officers; militias
Contributor
Colonel A.S. Alexander
Geographical Area
Dallas, Polk County (Ark.)
Language
English
Identifier
MS.000132, Series II, Item 84a
Resource Type
Image
Collection
Kie Oldham collection, MS.000132
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
Letter, Colonel A.S. Alexander to Governor Henry M. Rector, Kie Oldham collection, Arkansas State Archives, Little Rock, Arkansas.
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