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G.A. Meyer letter to Jerome P. Wilson - Dec. 14, 1862

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G.A. Meyer letter to Jerome P. Wilson - Dec. 14, 1862

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Title	G.A. Meyer letter to Jerome P. Wilson - Dec. 14, 1862
Creator	Meyer, G.A.
Source	Meyer, G.A. Letter to Jerome P. Wilson. 14 Dec. 1862. Peter Wellington Alexander Papers, Box 10, Rare Book & Manuscript Library at Columbia University in the City of New York.
Description	On December 14, 1862, Maj. G.A. Meyer wrote Maj. Jerome P. Wilson and requested additional time before being sent back to his brigade. Meyer needed the extra time in order to settle the commissary accounts with the millers and agents for the supplies he had purchased for the army.
Theme	United States -- History -- Civil War -- Military life United States -- 19th century -- Economics
Subject	Food; Corn; Military Supplies; Military orders; Fort Smith (AR); Wilson, Jerome P.; Armed forces – Officers
Relation	Peter Wellington Alexander Papers
Site Accession Number	MS#0016
Contributing Institution	Columbia University
Copy Request	For policy and guidance regarding reproduction and publication of materials from the Columbia University Library collections, see http://library.columbia.edu/services/preservation/publications_policy.html
Rights	The Rare Book & Manuscript Library at Columbia University in New York City, offers broad public access to its collections in support of education and scholarship. Some materials in these collections may be protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) or by copyright or related laws of other nations. Columbia University may or may not hold legal rights to individual items in its collections. It is the patron's responsibility to determine and satisfy requirements or other restrictions when publishing or making any other use of materials in Columbia’s collections.
Coverage	Johnson County, Arkansas; Sebastian County, Arkansas; Yell County, Arkansas
Volume	1 letter, 1 page
Date.Original	1863-01-08
Date.Digital	2011-06-28
Format.Original	Correspondence
Transcription	Fort Smith Ark. Decr 14t 1862. Major J [Jerome] P. Wilson A A General Major I was assigned to duty to furnish this Army with Breadstufs I have done so to the Amount of 325,000 Pounds and also a lot of Corn - this Amount of Meal has been delivered to the different Divisions and Brigades of this Army according to the orders of Major Thos. Lanagin [Thomas Lanigan] Chf C.S. I have not been able to settle with all the Millers and Agents and also have not received my vouchers for the Amount furnished to the Commissaries of this Army on account of my being ordered to Clarksville [Arkansas] and Dardanele [Dardanelle, Arkansas] to hurey up Provision to this place. I to day recieved order No. 64 ordering me back to my Brigade - I would respectfully request for a suspension of this order for sufficent time to make settlements with the different Millers and Agents and also procure the reciepts for Breadstufs furnished to the different Commisaries of this Army. I am very Respectfully G A Meyer maj & CS.
Publisher.Digital	Springfield-Greene County Library District
Language	English
CONTENTdm file name	10720.jp2

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