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McClellan, George Brinton, 1826-1885 to Moses Grinnell

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00221 Author/Creator: McClellan, George Brinton, 1826-1885 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: July 3, 1863 Pagination: 1 p. ; 25 x 20 cm. Order a Copy

Asks Grinell if he can assist the bearer of the letter, supposedly the wife of one of McClellan's soldiers. The woman who is delivering the letter to Grinell "represents herself as being Mrs. McCormick," the wife of a soldier who served under McClellan. She claims she is destitute, and McClellan asks Grinell to help her, since he has "control of a fund destined to the relief of such cases."

McClellan, George B., 1826-1885
Grinnell, Moses Hicks, 1803-1877

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