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Cherry, Kate, fl. 1864 to Maitland Family [incomplete]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03523.10.246 Author/Creator: Cherry, Kate, fl. 1864 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1861-1865 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 6.2 cm, Width: 9 cm Order a Copy

Incomplete letter. Appears to be written to the Maitland family from a cousin. Discusses her brothers rank and pay in the Union army. Says she is worried her brother may not return from the war but "...if they should happen to fall it is in a good cause."

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