Lot 152
[BUFFALO SOLDIERS]. SWIFT, H.A. Autograph letter signed (" H.A. Swift), as Warden of the Missouri State Penitentiary. Jefferson City, MO, 5 July 1868.
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Feb 28, 2023
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[BUFFALO SOLDIERS]. SWIFT, H.A. Autograph letter signed (" H.A. Swift), as Warden of the Missouri State Penitentiary. Jefferson City, MO, 5 July 1868.
1 page, 8vo, 7 7/8 x 9 3/4 in., toned, some staining.
A letter from the Warden of the Missouri State Penitentiary to Major E.A. Belger informing him that they had received "the body of Private Henry Grose [sic] Co. "H" 10th US Cavalry convicted of Military Authority before a general Court Martial which convened at Fort Riley, KS, 5 February 1868 and sentenced to a life term of imprisonment." Private Gross does appear on the muster rolls of July 1867 for Troop H of the 10th Cavalry. It remains unclear what his crime was.
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