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Wright, Sereno A., fl. 1862-1863 to Mother

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02751.11 Author/Creator: Wright, Sereno A., fl. 1862-1863 Place Written: Aboard ship Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 3 December 1862 Pagination: 4 p. : Height: 20.1 cm, Width: 16.3 cm Order a Copy

They sailed later than expected. There has been no seasickness so far. They see porpoises one day. A Capt. jokingly snapped his pistol at an orderly thinking it was not loaded but it was and wounded the man. Written aboard the "New Brunswick"

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