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General Francis P. Blair, Jr. Partial ADS

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General Francis P. Blair, Jr. Partial ADS
<B>General Francis P. Blair, Jr. Partial Autograph Document Signed,</B></I> “<I>Frank P Blair Jr.</B></I>”, 8.75” x 3.5”, n.p., January 15, 1865, countersigned by Brigadier General Leggett. Blair’s signature is found on the lower portion of a partially printed U.S. Army requisition form. Blair, in early 1865, was a major-general in Sherman’s army as it rolled over the Carolinas during its final campaign. Marginal soiling, very good condition.<BR>Kentucky native Francis Blair, Jr. was slave state born and reared, however became a Free Soiler during the 1850s and was instrumental in keeping Missouri out of the Confederacy. Blair was the unsuccessful Democratic candidate for Vice President in 1868, but was elected to the U. S. Senate in 1871.<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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