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Dewey, Orville S. to sister

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02161.064 Author/Creator: Dewey, Orville S. Place Written: Clear Springs, Maryland Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 28 October 1862 Pagination: 3 p. ; 20.4 x 12.7 cm. Order a Copy

He is glad Will got a promotion. He will be leaving the 49th and he is glad about that. A soldier named Hancock will have been court marshaled for several offenses.

Dewey, Orville S., fl. 1861-1902

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