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Whitcomb, J.A., fl. 1865 [Letter of Recommendation for Charles Pearce]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00066.121 Author/Creator: Whitcomb, J.A., fl. 1865 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: March 18, 1865 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 24.8 cm, Width: 19.7 cm Order a Copy

Written from the "Quarter Master's Office."

Whitcomb, J.A., fl. 1865
Pearce, Charles, fl. 1863-1869

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