Letter
Rk. Anderson to L. M. Harcn, January 20, 1861
Fort SumTER, S. C.
Fort SumTER, S. C., January 20, 1861.
Col. L. M. Harcn, Quartermaster-General: Dear Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your note of the 19th instant, and also to state that as no arrangements have been made by me with your government in reference to supplies for this post,
I feel compelled to decline the reception of those supplies. I wrote to the honorable Secretary of War yesterday in reference to this matter. I am, sir,
very respectfully, Stead obedient servant,
Rk. ANDERSON,
' Major, First- U8. Artillery, Commanding.
Fort SuMTER, 8. C., January 21, 1861.
General Jos. G. TOTTEN,
' Major, First- U8. Artillery, Commanding.
Fort SuMTER, 8. C., January 21, 1861.
General Jos. G. TOTTEN,
Chief Engineer U. 8S. A., Washington, D. C.:
Editor's Notes
From: Operations on the Pacific Coast, Pt. 1. Location: Fort SumTER, S. C.. Summary: Major Rk. Anderson at Fort Sumter declines receipt of supplies from South Carolina authorities, citing lack of official arrangements and notifying the Secretary of War in January 1861.
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The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 50, Part 1
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