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Jamieson, William, fl. 1864 to George F. Morse

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02180.11 Author/Creator: Jamieson, William, fl. 1864 Place Written: Fort Federal Hill, Baltimore, Maryland Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 2 December 1864 Pagination: 3 p. : Height: 21.3 cm, Width: 26.3 cm Order a Copy

advice on Morse's anticipated transfer, poor quality of camp chaplains, report of his work as a hospital nurse tending soldiers with typhoid fever.

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