Letter from Hoboken Mayor L. W. Elder to Provost Marshall E. N. Miller

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Mayor’s Office
Hoboken July 13th 1863

To Provost Marshall Miller
Newark, NJ

Dear sir

Warned by the fearful riots in N. York I hope this District will be well guarded in regard to the company in to effect the proposed Draft.

Truly yours,

L.W. Elder
Mayor of Hoboken

Please advise me in the matter.

L.W.E.

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This primary source comes from the Records of the Provost Marshal General's Bureau (Civil War).

National Archives Identifier: 7364555

Full Citation: Letter from Hoboken Mayor L. W. Elder to Provost Marshall E. N. Miller; 7/13/1863; Letters Received, 1863 – 1865; Records of the Provost Marshal General’s Bureau (Civil War), Record Group 110; National Archives at New York. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/letter-from-hoboken-mayor-to-provost-marshall/, June 24, 2026]

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