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Coit, Charles M., 1838-1878 to his family

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03603.066 Author/Creator: Coit, Charles M., 1838-1878 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 8 January 1862 Pagination: 1 p. : Order a Copy

Written on board the ship "H. J. Brookman." Writes about the terrible crowding of the soldiers on the ship and compares the ship's packed condition to slave ships.

Coit, Charles M., 1838-1878

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