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West Point graduate Amos B. Eaton served as lieutenant in the U.S. Army Commissariat, stationed at Fort Gratiot, Michigan, from 1834 to 1836; his later military career saw him rise to the rank of general. These letters, mostly to his wife Elizabeth (Betsy), largely concern family matters. There is brief mention of the various goods he is acquiring for the Army during his travels in the eastern United States, and the occasional mention of military matters, but no non-family topics are covered in any detail.

M-2910

Fort Gratiot (Port Huron, Mich.)
Husband and wife
United States. Army--Commissariat
United States. Army--Supplies and stores

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