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Dewey, Orville S. to Mary "Mollie" McLean

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02161.009 Author/Creator: Dewey, Orville S. Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 20 September 1861 Pagination: 3 p. ; 19.7 x 12.1 cm. Order a Copy

He will miss Hattie who has sadly departed. He regrets all the unkind things he said to her. Meanwhile they have been building nice quarters for themselves. He describes the interior of their tents.

Dewey, Orville S., fl. 1861-1902

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