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Miles, Dixon Stansbury, 1804-1862 to unknown

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03473 Author/Creator: Miles, Dixon Stansbury, 1804-1862 Place Written: Baltimore, Maryland Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 10 December 1838 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 25.5 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy

Urgently requests a promotion and to be stationed in Baltimore, so he may be close to his ailing wife.

Miles, Dixon Stansbury, 1804-1862

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