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Bailey, Jacob, 1731-1808 to Hannah Bailey

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02669.005 Author/Creator: Bailey, Jacob, 1731-1808 Place Written: Sumter, South Carolina Type: Autograph letter signed Date: February 23, 1813 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 32.8 cm, Width: 20.3 cm Order a Copy

A letter from Jacob Bailey to his wife Hannah Bailey, in which he expresses religious observations, his faith in God and his mercy, and his attempts to subdue the use of God's name in vain and profanity amongst soldiers. Written at Fort Sumter.

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