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Leroy Pope Walker letter to John Beauchamp Jones

Leroy Pope Walker letter to John Beauchamp Jones

Descriptive Summary

Title: Leroy Pope Walker letter to John Beauchamp Jones
Creator: Walker, Leroy Pope, 1817-1884
Inclusive Dates: 1861 May 20
Language(s): English
Extent: 1 folder(s) 1 letter
Collection Number: ms1150
Repository: Hargrett Library

Collection Description

Historical Note

Leroy Pope Walker (1817-1884) was the first Confederate Secretary of War and later Brigadier General. For more information, see http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/h-1854

Scope and Content

The collection consists of one letter: dated Confederate States of America, War Department, Richmond, May 20, 1861, to J. B. Jones, Richmond, Virginia, from Leroy Pope Walker, in which Walker informs Jones that Jones has been "appointed to a clerkship in this Department."


Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Leroy Pope Walker letter to John Beauchamp Jones, ms 1150. Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Finding Aid Publication

Finding aid prepared on: 2016.


Related Materials and Subjects

Subject Terms

Confederate States of America. War Dept. -- Officials and employees--Sources
Correspondence.
Jones, J. B. (John Beauchamp), 1810-1866

Series Descriptions and Folder Listing

 
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11Letter, 1861 May 20