Whig and Republican politician (1815-1903) who served as Secretary of War in the Hayes administration. LS signed “Alex. Ramsey,” one page, 7.75 x 10, War Department letterhead, March 8, 1881. Letter to "the Honorable Attorney General," Wayne MacVeagh, reporting that nothing is known "relative to the surrender or capture of Andersonville Prison premises and buildings…The Quartermaster General reports that that office is unable to render any information upon the subject." In very good condition, with scattered light soiling and staining.
