Brown, Jesse, 1844-1933 to Caleb Brown and Emily Brown
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03523.15.04 Author/Creator: Brown, Jesse, 1844-1933 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 6 February 1864 Pagination: 4 p. ; 20.2 x 25 cm. Order a Copy
Tells them never to let Jed enlist, even if a high sum of money is offered. "Helth is worth more than money." Describes the effects of the war on him physically: "only 22 years from my looks you would say I was 40." Written from the 5th Maine Battery.
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