Brief One Page Typed Letter Signed to Charles W. Fillmore. Letterhead of Headquarters Republican National Committee Glover Building Washington, D.C. Dated June 10, 1898

Publication date: 1898

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Seller: McBlain Books, ABAA, Hamden, CT, U.S.A.McBlain Books, ABAA

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27 cm. "Major Charles W. Fillmore, Columbus, Ohio, My Dear Sir: - You have no doubt been formally advised of your appointment as a First Lieutenant in the Regiments of Colored Immunes, commanded by Col. Jno. G. Crane of New Orleans. I trust you will find it satisfactory. Accept congratulations from both Senator Hanna and myself. Very truly yours," Letter glued to stiff orange paper (probably an album leaf) to which it is still pasted. Edges lightly trimmed. An old ragged tear is visible in blank lower portion of letter. Charles William Frederick Dick entered the House of Representatives in 1898 and served there until elected to the Senate in 1906 to fill the unexpired term of Mark Hanna. Dick lost his bid for re-election and left the Senate in 1911. According to Wikipedia, Dick became one the largest stockholders in Akron-based Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company during his years in the House and Senate. We did not locate Fillmore's military record.The reference to "colored immunes" may refer to the mistaken belief that African Americans were somehow immune to tropical diseases that might be encountered in places like Cuba and Puerto Rico.…

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Title
Brief One Page Typed Letter Signed to Charles W. Fillmore. Letterhead of Headquarters Republican National Committee Glover Building Washington, D.C. Dated June 10, 1898
Author
Dick, Charles, 1858-1945
Publication year
1898
Condition
Good
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