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to Mrs. Abbott

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03057.07 Author/Creator: Place Written: Alexandria, Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 25 October 1862 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 20 cm, Width: 33 cm Order a Copy

He writes on the death of her son, George Abbott. He praises him and gives somes of the details surrounding his death. Everyone loved him as a brother.

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