Handwritten copy of a letter from C. C. Clay, Jr., in Huntsville, Alabama, to Judah P. Benjamin in Richmond, Virginia.
In the letter Clay recommends Michael Leonard Woods for a promotion to the rank of major. Clay describes Wood as "a gentleman of high standing, strong family connections and easy fortune" and notes that he is "a thorough Southern Rights man and an early and zealous secessionist."...
| Format: | Electronic |
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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/6734 |