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Collection Reference Number GLC03212.09
From Archive Folder Correspondence from Edward W. Hincks to George Nichols about finances 
Title Edward W. Hincks to George Nichols regarding his financial transactions
Date 8 August 1872
Author Hincks, Edward W. (1830-1894)  
Recipient Nichols, George  
Document Type Correspondence
Content Description Writes about his financial transactions. States he will send $300 at the end of the month. Remarks that he is glad John has sold his land agreeably and states that he hopes to return to his Cambridge, Massachusetts home someday. On stationery from the National Military Asylum, Southern Branch.
Subjects Finance  Land Transaction  Hospital  Military History  
People Hincks, Edward W. (1830-1894)  Nichols, George (1809-1882)  
Place written Hampton, Virginia
Theme Banking & Economics
Sub-collection The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945
Additional Information Hincks was a Union General and Commander of Camp Lookout prison April - May 1864. He led a Negro division in the Petersburg siege. He also served on court martial and recruiting duties intermittently. Nichols was a Cambridge Massachusetts Commission merchant.
Copyright The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Module Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945