1. Creator/Author:
  2. Fairbanks, George R. (George Rainsford), 1820-1906 (1)

Letter from George R. Fairbanks to Samuel H. Stout

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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