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Negro Regiment

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Negro Regiment

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Auction Date:2012 Mar 14 @ 18:00 (UTC-05:00 : EST/CDT)
Location:5 Rt 101A Suite 5, Amherst, New Hampshire, 03031, United States
ALS - Autograph Letter Signed
ANS - Autograph Note Signed
AQS - Autograph Quotation Signed
AMQS - Autograph Musical Quotation Signed
DS - Document Signed
FDC - First Day Cover
Inscribed - “Personalized”
ISP - Inscribed Signed Photograph
LS - Letter Signed
SP - Signed Photograph
TLS - Typed Letter Signed
War-dated LS signed “P. H. Watson,” one page, 7.75 x 8, War Department letterhead, April 3, 1863. Letter to D. S. Curtis. In full: “The Secretary of War directs me to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 2nd instant requesting authority to raise and command a negro regiment; and, in reply, to inform you that your communication has been placed on the files of the Adjutant General for consideration.” Paper loss to uneven bottom edge, show-through from docketing on reverse and a bit of scattered light toning and soiling, otherwise fine condition. The Bureau of Colored Troops was not established until May of 1863, as such, this letter is an early reference to a request for a unit formation.