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Crawford, Samuel Wylie, 1829-1892 to Andrew G. Curtin

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02462.03 Author/Creator: Crawford, Samuel Wylie, 1829-1892 Place Written: Bristol, Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: February 16, 1864 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 13.5 cm, Width: 19.5 cm Order a Copy

Informs Curtin that his search for Lieutenant Scudder has failed, and that Scudder is probably a prisoner.

Crawford, Samuel Wylie, 1829-1892
Curtin, Andrew Gregg, 1815-1894

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