From John P. Scott to A. Comingo

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Title: From John P. Scott to A. Comingo
Creator: John P. Scott
Description: On December 13, 1863, John P. Scott writes from St. Louis to Capt. A. Comingo, Provost Marshal for the 6th District of Missouri, in Lexington, Missouri. Scott says he heard a rumor "that I am enrolled in Saline County under the conscription act," when he has actually fled the county out of fear for his personal safety. He asks Comingo to transfer his enrollment to St. Louis, and explains that he is part of the second class draft, "being forty four and a half years old."
Date: December 13, 1863
Local Subject: Battle for Missouri, 1861-1865 -- Military History of Missouri and Kansas
Missouri military units (Union)
Surviving a Guerrilla War
People: John P. Scott
Geographic Subject: Lexington, Missouri
Lafayette County, Missouri
Saline County, Missouri
Chariton County, Missouri
Owning Organization: National Archives at Kansas City
Location: RG110: MO 4357 (Provost Marshal General's Bureau); Box 9, "Letters Received 1863"
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