BUTLER, BENJAMIN FRANKLIN (1818-93) Union Major General; U.S. Congressman – Massachusetts – 1867-75 & 1877-79; U.S. Presidential Candidate – Greenback Party - 1884
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A Handwritten Civil War Pass for Butler’s Brother-in-Law
Civil War-Date Autograph Document Signed, on official 5” x 8” stationery, imprinted “HEAD QUARTERS, Department of Virginia and North Carolina.”
“In the field, June 10, 1864. Pass Fisher A[mes] Hildreth, Esq[uire] and his wife to visit my Head Q[uarte]rs at Fortress Monroe. Benj[amin] F. Butler, Maj[or] Gen[era]l Com[mandin]g.”
Lightly and evenly toned, with minor staining at the left edge and the expected folds.
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