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24 April 1865

Dudley, H.M., Mrs., fl. 1865

Autograph letter signed

Title: To Frances Davenport

One letter from Mrs. H.M. Dudley to Frances Davenport dated April 24, 1865. Went to the War Department to try and secure passes to the front so that Frances could visit Fredericksburg where her husband George was buried after being shot in the back of the head during the Battle of the Wilderness.

GLC03523.09.39

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