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McParlin, Thomas A., 1825-1897 to Alida McParlin

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02649.15 Author/Creator: McParlin, Thomas A., 1825-1897 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 16 September 1864 Pagination: 4 p. : Height: 20.3 cm, Width: 12.4 cm Order a Copy

Acknowledges receiving his wife's letter. Comments on the return of the Naval Academy to Annapolis, and the government's ability to build hospitals. Discusses his department and military matters, taxes, and Alida's restlessness, and the brigadier general brevet of R.S. Satterlee. Says "I hear that the draft is ordered to proceed at once." Notes at the top of page one that he is "in excellent health."

McParlin, T. A. (Thomas Andrew), 1825-1897
McParlin, Alida Roca, ?-1877

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