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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02669.022 Author/Creator: Place Written: Fort Sumter, South Carolina Type: Autograph document Date: 18 March 1813 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 25.6 cm, Width: 20.7 cm Order a Copy
The author accidently came across a young deserter named Samuel Young and was in the process of taking him back to camp when the author was accost by a sergeant named Whitney. On the back of his document is a side note about the amount of money needed for buckles and the statement "To Money Reed 5.00."
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