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1862 Letter to Ohio Congressman Samuel Cox

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1862 Letter to Ohio Congressman Samuel Cox
<B>1862 Letter to Ohio Congressman Samuel Cox Requesting Appointment to West Point.</B></I> Two pages, 4.75” x 8”, on paper with color patriotic eagle and shield vignette, from Thomas Cook, Columbus, Ohio, December 17, 1862. A remarkably illiterate from one of Cox's young constituents begging for a spot at West Point or at least “<I>a chance for me to come on a Mann sic of Warr sic or any other Vessel as Midshipmann sic to learn eather sic a good and true Officer or a good Seamann sic .</B></I>” The writer further writes that “<I>I would be thankful for all my life to you if you would grant me this one little favor. My Father is a true and old Demokrat sic and so am I. I will sign out with a greater force that I did before…</B></I>”. Given the need for men to serve in the ranks during the Civil War, one suspects that young Thomas Cook was granted to serve in the military. Fine condition. <I>Ex. Henry E. Luhrs Collection.</B></I> <BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Flat Material, Small (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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