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Dewey, Orville S., fl. 1861-1902 to sister

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02161.091 Author/Creator: Dewey, Orville S., fl. 1861-1902 Place Written: Pottsville, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 13 August 1863 Pagination: 3 p. : Height: 20.6 cm, Width: 13.2 cm Order a Copy

They went out among the mines yesterday and enrolled 500 people. Though they had to arrest 7 or 8 for attacking a quartermaster. They will probably have to stay until those men are drafted.

Dewey, Orville S., fl. 1861-1902

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