Thomas-Prescott Letter : February 24, 1866

B. H. Thomas is writing to two messengers, Reid and Patrick, about the location of Amos' grave site. He wrote on a document written by a member of the Transportation and Telegraph Department that authorized the removal of Amos' remains from Virginia so they could be brought back to Michigan. Thomas asks the messengers not to mention that Amos died of smallpox, for this could ruin any chance they had of getting his body back home.