Letter
Simon Cameron to H. HAMLIN, President of the Senate, December 24, 1861
WAR DEPARTMENT,
Washington, December 24, 1861.
Hon. H. HAMLIN, President of the Senate:
Srr: In answer to the resolution of the Senate of the 17th instant, I have the honor to transmit herewith a report of the Adjutant-General, from which it will be perceived that it is not deemed compatible with the public interest at this time to furnish the correspondence between Generals Scott and Patterson, as called for.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
SIMON CAMERON,
Secretary of War.
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Secretary of War.
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Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, 1861. Location: Washington. Summary: Simon Cameron informs Senate President Hamlin that the War Department refuses to release correspondence between Generals Scott and Patterson, citing public interest concerns during the Civil War.
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The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 2
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