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Brown, Jesse, 1844-1933 to Emily Brown

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03523.15.13 Author/Creator: Brown, Jesse, 1844-1933 Place Written: Strausberg, Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 16 August 1864 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 18.9 cm, Width: 22.9 cm Order a Copy

Instructs her to direct her letters to him through Washington as they are never in one place for more than three or four days. Asks for $50 because he won't receive any more pay until he is discharged.

Brown, Jesse, 1844-1933

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