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Dewey, Orville S. to mother

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02161.067 Author/Creator: Dewey, Orville S. Place Written: Stafford Courthouse, Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 23 November 1862 Pagination: 3 p. ; 20.5 x 12.8 cm. Order a Copy

He thanks her for the package she sent. He has rheumatism in his hip, he thinks. Their lieutenant resigned on account of sickness.

Dewey, Orville S., fl. 1861-1902

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