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- Letter from George R.…
- Creator:
- Fairbanks, George R. (George Rainsford), 1820-1906
- Collection:
- Civil War Documents Collection
- Location:
- Macon, Georgia
- Date of Original:
- 1864
- Description:
- Handwritten letter, 26 cm, dated 'Q.M. Dept. Macon, Oct 18 1864' and addressed to 'Surg. S.H. Stout, Med. Director of Hospitals.' Letter written to accompany a copy of orders: 'You will perceive by the enclosed copy of orders that the general supervision of the Hospital Department has been placed in my charge and that I am directed to confer with you in all matters relating thereto.' Fairbanks goes on to outline his plans for supplies (especially clothing) and hospital buildings. Docketed on verso.
- Subject:
- Stout, Samuel Hollingsworth, 1822-1903--Correspondence; Fairbanks, George R. (George Rainsford), 1820-1906--Correspondence; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Hospitals
- Category:
- Manuscripts & Documents
- Format of Original:
- Manuscript
- Item ID:
- 71200908300831
- Holding Institution:
- Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne, Indiana
- Digital File ID:
- 71200908300831
- Available for Viewing:
- By appointment only
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