[Letter from R. H. Buxley to Fred A. Rice - March 10, 1864]

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Letter from R. H. Buxley to Fred A. Rice discussing Fred's resignation as Quarter Master of the Labor Bureau of the Confederacy. He asks if he could get Fred's endorsement to succeed him in that position, and for that endorsement to be specifically given to Col. Andrews.

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Buxley, R. H. March 10, 1864.

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Letter from R. H. Buxley to Fred A. Rice discussing Fred's resignation as Quarter Master of the Labor Bureau of the Confederacy. He asks if he could get Fred's endorsement to succeed him in that position, and for that endorsement to be specifically given to Col. Andrews.

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[Transcript of Letter from R. H. Buxley to Fred A. Rice - March 10, 1864]

Transcript of Letter from R. H. Buxley to Fred A. Rice discussing Fred's resignation as Quarter Master of the Labor Bureau of the Confederacy. He asks if he could get Fred's endorsement to succeed him in that position, and for that endorsement to be specifically given to Col. Andrews.

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[Transcript of Letter from R. H. Buxley to Fred A. Rice - March 10, 1864], ark:/67531/metapth1522171

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Buxley, R. H. [Letter from R. H. Buxley to Fred A. Rice - March 10, 1864], letter, March 10, 1864; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1522172/: accessed April 30, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Rice University Woodson Research Center.

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