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Col. George Shepley, commander of the 12th Maine Regiment, wrote to Horatio Jose of Portland from New Orleans, where the 12th Maine was stationed, asking him to handle a financial matter relating to a sugar deal.
Shepley assured Jose the business was not public or official and asked him to keep it confidential.
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About This Item
- Title: Letter to Horatio Jose from George Shepley, 1862
- Creator: George F. Shepley
- Creation Date: 1862-10-27
- Subject Date: 1862
- Location: New Orleans, LA
- Media: Ink on paper
- Local Code: Coll. 941, Misc. Box 36/11
- Collection: Jotham Sewall papers
- Object Type: Text
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- African Americans
- Jose, Horatio N.--Correspondence
- Secrets
- Shepley, George Foster, 1819-1878--Correspondence
- Sugar trade
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