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To James N. Tyner, Benjamin Henry Grierson outgoing correspondence, Sept. 18, 1878

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Title To James N. Tyner, Benjamin Henry Grierson outgoing correspondence, Sept. 18, 1878

Creator Grierson, Benjamin Henry, 1826-1911

Date Sept. 18, 1878

Place Oklahoma--Fort Sill, Texas, Texas--Fort Concho, Texas--Fort Davis

Language English

Subjects Frontier and pioneer life, Indians of North America, United States

Description Volunteer military officer during the Civil War, organizer of the U.S. Army Tenth Cavalry in 1866, commander of various Western army posts and active in opening the Western frontier until retirement in 1890. Grierson’s papers consist of correspondence (including over a hundred letters to his wife, Alice Kirk Grierson), documents such as orders, reports and maps and other military material, as well as personal miscellany relating to his service in the Western Territories. Microfilm copy available in the Newberry Library.

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User-Contributed Transcription Headquarters Fort Concho TexasSeptember 18" 1878To Hon. James N. TynerFirst Assistant and Acting Postmaster General,Washington City D. C.Sir, Being informed that certain parties in San Angela Texas, are endeavoring through Misrepresentations to secure the Establishment of a Post Office at that point, or the removal of the Concho Post Office, I have the honor to state for your information that, the Concho Post Office is situated on the opposite side of the Concho river from the town referred to, outside of the Military post, and on the grounds of the present postmaster, and as near to the town, as to post Headquarters,- The Office is attended to in a strict and most efficient manner by the present incumbent and his Assistant, and there is no necessity or just Cause for the removal of the Office, or the establishment of another at the place indicated. More than one half of the mail matter received at the Concho Office is for this post alone, and not more than one tenth part is for persons residing at San Angela, there being but very few persons there who ever receive or send any

Transcription Note This document was transcribed by volunteers as part of the Newberry Transcribe crowdsourcing initiative.

Archival Collection Title Edward E. Ayer Collection, Edward E. Ayer Manuscript Collection, Benjamin Henry Grierson papers

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Call Number VAULT Ayer MS 3039 Box 1 Folder 49

BibID 991343308805867

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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