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Pitkin, A. P., fl. 1862 to Henry Jackson Hunt

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02382.011 Author/Creator: Pitkin, A. P., fl. 1862 Place Written: Harpers Ferry, West Virginia Type: Letter Date: 1 November 1862 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 20.9 cm, Width: 13.7 cm Order a Copy

United States Military Telegram. Captain Pitkin confirms transport of ordnance to Sandy Hook.

Pitkin, A.P., fl. 1862
Hunt, Henry Jackson, 1819-1889

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