Letter from William H. Smith in Montgomery, Alabama, to Belmont Perry in Filmington, New Jersey.
Smith was the first Republican governor of Alabama, serving from 1868 to 1870. In this brief letter, written on Executive Department letterhead, he acknowledges receipt of Perry's earlier letter and replies "Oue le Dieu defend notre patrie" (which roughly translates "may God defe...
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Alabama Department of Archives and History
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| Online Access: | http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/voices/id/18046 |