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Letter from Solomon G. Brown to S. F. Baird, September 6, 1862

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Summary

The first African American employee of the Smithsonian Institution Solomon G. Brown's letter to the Assistant Secretary, later the second Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, Spencer F. Baird, reporting that Confederate troops had arrived in Maryland and the railroads are unreliable for post. Brown promised to send the packages Baird had requested in a previous letter, but was unsure whether or when they would arrive. 2 pages.

Subject

  • Baird, Spencer Fullerton 1823-1887
  • Confederate States of America. Army

Category

Historic Images of the Smithsonian

Notes

SIA2011-0953 (page1), SIA2011-0954 (page 2).

Contained within

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7002, Box 16, Folder: 11

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Date

  • September 6, 1862
  • Civil War, 1861-1865

Restrictions & Rights

No restrictions

Topic

  • Railroads
  • Trains
  • Smithsonian Institution
  • Personnel management
  • SI, Early History
  • Postal service
  • Employees
  • History
  • Letter writing
  • Railroads--Trains
  • Smithsonian Institution--Employees
  • African Americans

Place

  • United States
  • Washington (D.C.)

Form/Genre

  • Object
  • Document

ID Number

SIA2011-0953 and SIA2011-0954

Physical description

Number of Images: 2 Color: Color ; Size: 7.75w x 9 7/8h ; Type of Image: Document ; Medium: Paper

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