Letter to Dr. George Brainard Todd dated October 9, 1861

From: The office of Dr. S. Oakley Vanderpoel, Surg. Gen'l. NY
Date: Oct. 9, 1861
Location: Albany, NY
Addressee: James I.(?) Johnson, Esq.
Names Mentioned: S. O. Vanderpoel, James _ Johnson, Esq., Col. Walwrath, Dr. Geo. B. Todd, Surgeon General's Office, Albany, New York
Letter Summary: Approval of a commission as an Assistant Surgeon.
Credit: This letter was scanned and shared with us by the late Robt. A. "Sandy" Goll of Balto., Md.

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Col. Ezra L. Walrath, who I believe is referred to in this letter, was Colonel of the 12th New York Volunteer Infantry from May 13 to September 25, 1861.

State of New York
Surgeon General's Office

Albany Oct. 9^th 1861
12th Regiment

James I. Johnson, Esq.

Dear Sir,

Through some inadvertence of Col. Walwrath the appointment of Dr. Geo. B. Todd as Assistant Surgeon of the Twelfth Regiment has not been sent to the Adjt. Genl's office. He is none the less entitled to his Commission to date the same as the other offficers of the Regiment - Do him the justice to have it corrected.

Truly Yours,

S. Oakley Vanderpoel,
Surgeon General

Approved
EO_

Merriam Webster Dictionary's definition of INADVERTENCE -
1: the fact or action of being inadvertent
2: a result of inattention : oversight