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Morse, Justus, fl. 1861-1864 to Kitty

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02170.26 Author/Creator: Morse, Justus, fl. 1861-1864 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: circa 1861-1865 Pagination: 4 p. : Height: 19.7 cm, Width: 16.2 cm Order a Copy

He has what the doctor calls Fistula and it will take some time to get better. They are going to send him up the river. He longs for peaches and mellons.

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