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Unknown Envelope addressed to Joseph Curtis of Hamilton, Ohio

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00653.09.21 Author/Creator: Unknown Place Written: s.l. Type: Envelope Date: 1861-1865 Pagination: 1 envelope ; 9.7 x 22 cm. Order a Copy

Curtis was the uncle of Joseph B. Gorsuch, Captain and Provost Marshal of the 13th Army Corps, Army of the Tennessee. Indicates a date of 30 August, though no year is included. Firm of Shafer, Curtis & Patten is written at the bottom of the envelope.

Gorsuch, Joseph B., ?-1864
Curtis, Joseph, fl. 1863-1865

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