Maitland, J.G., fl. 1837-1865 to James M. Maitland
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03523.10.032 Author/Creator: Maitland, J.G., fl. 1837-1865 Place Written: New Castle, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 4 June 1861 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 25.6 cm, Width: 19.3 cm Order a Copy
Informs his cousin of the death of his father. Describes his last days with their family. Writes that his father took great interest in "National troubles and hoped he might live to se it Ended and our Union Preserved he spoke of the Great Sacrifices our foreFathers made to obtain our liberty and of our own Family in particular who made Sacrifices in the Early Stage of the Revolution..."
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