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Painter, Heber, 1841-1900 to sister Kate

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02016.039 Author/Creator: Painter, Heber, 1841-1900 Place Written: New Bern, North Carolina Type: Autograph letter signed Date: September 1863 Pagination: 2 p. ; 20.5 x 13 cm. Order a Copy

Will soon be leaving for Washington, North Carolina. Reports on the health of the soldiers; some are in the hospital but not in serious condition. Writes that he is suffering from diarrhea.

Painter, Heber, 1841-1900
Painter, Catherine, fl. 1844-1870

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