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Title
Cipher for Telegraphic Correspondence; arranged expressly for Military Operations, and for important Government despatches. [Cipher Book #1]
Creator
Stager, Anson, 1825-1885
Date Created and/or Issued
1861
1862
Contributing Institution
Huntington Library
Collection
Thomas T. Eckert Papers
Rights Information
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Description
List of cipher holders on inside front cover. Handwritten instructions for use on t.p. verso. Cipher for numerals on back fly leaf. Single leaf with handwritten miscellaneous terms. P. 2-9 have been numbered by hand.
Extent
[32] pages ; 15x9 cm
Identifier
mssEC 43
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16003coll11/id/428
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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