Friday, December 16, 2022

Governor Thomas O. Moore to William T. Sherman, January 23, 1861

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, January 23, 1861.

MY DEAR SIR: It is with the deepest regret I acknowledge receipt of your communication of the 18th inst. In the pressure of official business, I can now only request you to transfer to Professor Smith the arms, munitions, and funds in your hands, whenever you conclude to withdraw from the position you have filled with so much distinction. You cannot regret more than I do the necessity which deprives us of your services, and you will bear with you the respect, confidence, and admiration of all who have been associated with you.*
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* This letter is in Braxton Bragg’s handwriting.—ED.

SOURCE: Walter L. Fleming, General W.T. Sherman as College President, p. 350-1

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