Green, Joseph W., Jr., 1822-1889 to Glover Brughten
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00498.03 Author/Creator: Green, Joseph W., Jr., 1822-1889 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: January 27, 1864 Pagination: 3 p. : docket ; Height: 25 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy
Describes a brief genealogy of the Goss and Twisden families. Comments on the contributions of men from Marblehead, Massachusetts, in the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812. Penciled in notes on page 3 reiterate the genealogy described. 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 P.O.W during the War of 1812.
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