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Green, Joseph W., Jr., 1822-1889 to James Gregory

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00498.02 Author/Creator: Green, Joseph W., Jr., 1822-1889 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: July 18, 1860 Pagination: 3 p. : Height: 25 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy

Discusses the contributions made by soldiers from Marblehead, Massachusetts in the American Revolution and the War of 1812. Emphasizes the War of 1812, commenting on service aboard the ship Constitution by men from Marblehead. Expresses pride in the contributions made by his hometown and seeks to have them recognized. Author possibly Joseph W. Green, Jr. (as listed in the 1850 census) and probably the son of Joseph W. Green, who kept a diary of his time as a privateer and POW during the War of 1812.

Green, Joseph W., Jr., 1822-1889
Gregory, James, fl. 1860

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