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CIVIL WAR -- Gen. Francis P. Blair Jr.
Autographed Letter Signed.
Washington, D.C. 1861 Union major general; U.S. congressman (1857-59) and senator (1871-73) from Missouri. Autographed letter signed, written two weeks before the start of the war, to secretary of war Simon Cameron, regarding an army surgeon, Dr. Barthelow, who has invented a substitute for gunpowder (Barthelow was killed at Bull Run). 2 pages, 12mo (heavy discoloration), with 3 endorsements on page 3 and 4 including generals James B. Fry and Lorenzo Thomas (page 4 has been skillfully edged and mounted along outer edge). Washington, D.C., April 3, 1861. unbound very good "Dr. Barthelow, Surgeon in the army, has invented a substitute for Gunpowder (the most useful & desirable invention for these troubled times) and desires to be ordered to Washington in order to test his invention..."
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