1862 Civil War letter by California Edward Fitzgerald Beale to General Fremont

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1862 Civil War letter by California Edward Fitzgerald Beale to General FremontTHIS IS A LARGE DOUBLE SHEET LETTER WRITTEN BY FAMOUS CALIFORNIAN EDWARD FITZGERALD BEALE WHO WAS AT ONE TIME IN THE US NAVY, A FRONTIERSMAN, EXPLORER, INDIAN AFFAIRS SUPERINTENDENT, RANCHER AND DIPLOMAT THAT HE WROTE FROM SAN FRANCISCO ON FEB. 5TH 1862 TO CIVIL WAR GENERAL FREMONT. THE LETTER PAGES HAVE SOME SEPARATIONS AND TEARS AS SHOWN IN THE SCANS BELOW. THE LETTER HAS BEEN TRANSCRIBED TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY BUT I MAY HAVE MADE A FEW MISTAKES BUT IT WILL SHOW YOU GENERALLY WHAT HIS OPINION WAS ABOUT THE EARLY PART OF THE CIVIL WAR. THIS IS ANOTHER OF THE GROUP I HAVE BEEN SELLING THE LAST FEW MONTHS THAT HAVE THE RUST STAINS ON FROM SOMEONE OVER THE YEARS LEAVING SOME METAL PAPER CLIPS ON IN DAMPNESS FOR TOO LONG...Listing and template services provided by inkFrog