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Damuth, Dolphus, fl. 1839-1913 to Maria Damuth

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03523.14.56 Author/Creator: Damuth, Dolphus, fl. 1839-1913 Place Written: Morganza Bend, Louisiana Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 23 May 1864 Pagination: 2 p. : envelope ; 18.5 x 14.5 cm. Order a Copy

Writes that the men are camping beside the Mississippi River again. They are waiting to take a boat down river. Mail arrives for the first time in a month.

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