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Title
Cipher Book #5
Date Created and/or Issued
1864
1865
Contributing Institution
Huntington Library
Collection
Thomas T. Eckert Papers
Rights Information
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Description
Title supplied by cataloger. On inside front cover: Returned from Detroit, Apr. 24, 1869. Laid inside the front cover are directions for use, 6 pages, entitled "Rules for the use of Govt. Cipher No. 5" on yellow carbon paper. On fly leaf: Chas. A. Tinker, Manager War Dept. Tel. Ofs. Handwritten on p. [A]: No. 5. Ms. page numbers. "1864" and "1865" are included on p. 4, leading to the cataloger's suggested date.
Extent
40, [12] pages ; 16x9 cm
Identifier
mssEC 49
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16003coll11/id/700
Subject
Cryptography--Handbooks, manuals, etc
Cryptography--United States
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Communications--Sources
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Cryptography
United States. Military Telegraph Corps
Source
Thomas T. Eckert papers, 1861-1877 (bulk 1862-1867)
Thomas T. Eckert Papers, Decoding the Civil War
Provenance
Purchased in part by the Library Collectors' Council from Seth Kaller, January 21, 2012.

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