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Blackman, Francis G., fl. 1861-1865 to Mary Blackman

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02159.07 Author/Creator: Blackman, Francis G., fl. 1861-1865 Place Written: Baltimore, Maryland Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 5 March 1863 Pagination: 2 p. : envelope ; 20 x 12.5 cm. Order a Copy

Writes to his mother "we are in the tufest old hole that i ever was in the lise are as thick as fles in fly time." Written from Fort McHenry.

Blackman, Francis G., fl. 1861-1865

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