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Ward, Thomas, fl. 1886 War Department: Adjutant General's Office

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02150.41.03 Author/Creator: Ward, Thomas, fl. 1886 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Autograph document signed Date: 25 June 1886 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 22.5 cm, Width: 29.2 cm Order a Copy

Letter from the War Department outlining the injuries William Noyes suffered during the war. It claims to have no record of the cause or nature of the injury that ultimately sent him home.

Noyes, Thomas, 1754-1819

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