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Tate, Jeremiah M., fl. 1829-1877 to Mary

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02082.57 Author/Creator: Tate, Jeremiah M., fl. 1829-1877 Place Written: Mount Jackson, Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 4 September 1864 Pagination: 4 p. : Order a Copy

The letter is written faintly in pencil on foxed paper. The third page is written in his code. Mentions still being on hospital duty.

Tate, Jeremiah M., fl. 1829-1877

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