John Norris letter
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John Norris letter
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Image of a letter from John Norris to Governor Sprague requesting that a "Colored Company from Buffalo" be allowed to join the Rhode Island "Colored Regiment", 1862.
See also:
See also:
Rhode Island State Archives Resources
A Battle Hard Fought - Rhode Island and the Civil War: A Sesquicentennial Observance
Civil War – Commission to Preserve the Military Records of the State
Civil War Recruitment Book (1861)
Adjutant General - Orders Received, Executive Department (1857 - 1858;1861; 1863)
Rhode Island Militia - Enrolled Men, Town Returns (1843 - 1898)
Additional Resources
National Archives Civil War Photographs
National Archives Civil War Records
National Archives The Civil War as Photographed by Mathew Brady
Source
Correspondence Received, Executive Department / Governor, August, 1862
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Date
1862
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eng
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Buffalo Aug. 6th/62
Gov. Sprague
Dr. Sir
I See
from the papers that
you are organizing
a Colored Regiment in
your state - If this is
the fact I should be
glad to know whether you
would accept a colored Col-
ored Company from
Buffalo to join your
regiment
I suppose all
the commissioned officers
will be White and the
non commissioned
officers colored. Respectful-
ly yours
John Norris
Gov. Sprague
Dr. Sir
I See
from the papers that
you are organizing
a Colored Regiment in
your state - If this is
the fact I should be
glad to know whether you
would accept a colored Col-
ored Company from
Buffalo to join your
regiment
I suppose all
the commissioned officers
will be White and the
non commissioned
officers colored. Respectful-
ly yours
John Norris
Citation
"John Norris letter," in Virtual Exhibits, Item #688, http://sos.ri.gov/virtualarchives/items/show/688 (accessed April 20, 2018).