Item 44: Letter from Leavitt Hunt to Brigadier General John Sedgwick, 1862 January 16
Item — Box: 11, Folder: 44
Dates
- Created: 1862 January 16
Creator
- Hunt, Leavitt, 1831-1907 (Person)
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Extent
1 items
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Type of Material:
Letter
Condition Note:
Good.
Measurements:
6 9/16 in. x 5 in.
Description:
This letter is from Colonel Hunt to John Sedgwick on January 16, 1862. This is a military letter in which there is no context provided making it difficult to decipher what it means. The creator of this letter, Leavitt Hunt, was born in Vermont in 1830. He studied at Harvard, went on to become an attorney and photography pioneer, traveling to many countries making one of the earliest photographic records of the ancient and Arab worlds.
Location:
Fort Lyon
Transcription:
Head-Quarters Division
Fort Lyon Jany. 16th 1862
Countersigns for Thursday January 16th
“Linden” ‘221’ “Red White”
Official copy Leavitt Hunt Roscoe
To: Brig. Genl. [Brigadier General] John Sedgwick.
Countersigns for Thursday January 16th
“Linden” ‘221’ “Red White”
Official copy Leavitt Hunt Roscoe
To: Brig. Genl. [Brigadier General] John Sedgwick.
Creator
- Hunt, Leavitt, 1831-1907 (Person)
Repository Details
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