Number of Pages
4
Date
August 11, 1862

M. Chamberlin writes Eli Slifer, the Secretary of the Commonwealth, to recommend the Hon. F. Gearhart as a chaplain for the Union army. While "many of the Chaplains have been Wofully deficient in the Religious influences they Exert," Chamberlin explains that "I have the fullest Confidence in [Gearhart's] piety & integrity." James Pollock and John Porter also endorse the recommendation. Transcript included.

Time Period
Location
MC 2003.4, B2, F15
Origin
Gift of Edwin G. Dill
Letter from M. Chamberlin to Eli Slifer