Letter introducing ship merchant to Gen. Shepley, 1862
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Maine Historical Society
If the ship owner or captain, or the aspiring business person did not know Shepley, they often got a letter of introduction to him.
In November 1862, Abner B. Thompson, a Brunswick merchant, wrote introducing ship captain and merchant Henry W. Green of Topsham.
Thompson wrote, "He goes out in the ship "Genl Shepley" to New Orleans, with a view of engaging in some Mercantile affairs, should opportunity arise."
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