Letter from Turner Ashby to P.G.T. Beauregard Regarding a Deserter, Winchester, Virginia, circa 1861-1862

One-page letter written by Lt. Colonel Turner Ashby to General P.G.T. Beauregard, dated circa fall 1861-spring 1862, from Winchester, Virginia. Ashby reports on a deserter from the U.S. Cavalry and seeks Beauregard's instructions. A note by Judah P. Benjamin, then Acting Secretary of War, orders the return of the deserter's horse, saber, and pistol.

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Charter of the Shawnee Tribe No. 2, Improved Order of Red Men, Winchester, Virginia, September 11, 1847

Charter granted to the Shawnee Tribe No. 2 of the Improved Order of Red Men in Winchester, Virginia, on September 11, 1847. The charter lists the founding members and outlines the tribe's authority and responsibilities within the Improved Order of Red Men. Printed by Johnson & Schaffer, Book, Job and Ornamental Printers in Lynchburg, Virginia. The charter is notable for including C.W. Rosenfeld, a Jewish man, among the Great Chiefs who signed the document.

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