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Morey, Charles C., fl. 1830-1865 to sister Mamie

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03523.18.27 Author/Creator: Morey, Charles C., fl. 1830-1865 Place Written: Baltimore, Maryland Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 29 September 1864 Pagination: 4 p. : Height: 20.2 cm, Width: 25.3 cm Order a Copy

Mentions his return to the hospital and his trip to New York, including seeing "Mr. Beecher" [Henry Ward Beecher] preach.

Morey, Charles Carroll, ?-1865
Beecher, Henry Ward, 1813-1887

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