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Dewey, Orville S., fl. 1861-1902 to Mary "Mollie" McLean

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02161.147 Author/Creator: Dewey, Orville S., fl. 1861-1902 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1 January 1865 Pagination: 3 p. : envelope Height: 20.3 cm, Width: 12.5 cm Order a Copy

Difficult to read but he says something [illegible] is harder than soldiering but pays better. There is a new set of officers. He asks when she will be married.

Dewey, Orville S., fl. 1861-1902

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