Thomas L. Kane correspondence to Eli Slifer, 1862 August 12

Item — Box: 22, Folder: 7

Identifier: Vault MSS 792 Series 5 Sub-Series 3

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Scope and Contents

Autograph letter signed, from Thomas L. Kane, Washington, to Eli Slifer, Secretary of the Commonwealth, asking that Slifer publicly correct the rumor that a “Bucktail Brigade” is being raised; autograph letter signed, from Thomas L. Kane to Eli Slifer, “I have hastened my exchange,” “the Bucktail Brigade trick is exposed,” recounts the “mockery of an election got up while I was on my back” in which a colonel from New York [McNeill] was elected over him, 1 p., folded, written on 3 sides, 12 August 1862.

Dates

1862 August 12

Conditions Governing Use

It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from Kane family papers must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Coordinating Committee.