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Meade, George Gordon, 1815-1872 to Thomas A. McParlin

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02649.26 Author/Creator: Meade, George Gordon, 1815-1872 Place Written: s.l. Type: Letter Date: December 6, 1864 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 25.1 cm, Width: 19.5 cm Order a Copy

Draft copy of GLC02649.25, probably written by a secretary. Letter transmitting McParlin's appointment (not included) to Medical Director of the Army of Virginia. Form letter offering congratulations. Signed as "official" by Brevet Major General Ed Schriver (1812-1899).

Meade, George Gordon, 1815-1872
McParlin, T. A. (Thomas Andrew), 1825-1897

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