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Howe, Nathan, fl. 1864-1865 to John Reeser

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03523.43.22 Author/Creator: Howe, Nathan, fl. 1864-1865 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 6 January 1865 Pagination: 3 p. : envelope Height: 20.6 cm, Width: 25.2 cm Order a Copy

Informs Reeser that he received the money, stamps, boots, and gloves that were sent to him but has not received the tobacco. Writes of a man named Polk being in the hospital. Speaks of this "god dam war," General [William T.] Sherman, and other "felows." Wishes Reeser well and ask him to write back.

Howe, Nathan, fl. 1864-1865
Reeser, John, fl. 1862-1865
Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891

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