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

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03603.073 Author/Creator: Coit, Charles M., 1838-1878 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: February 1, 1862 Pagination: 4 p. : Order a Copy

Written on board the ship "the Sentinal." Complains about the captain and of the Brookman's price gouging and tells of Colonel Harland's response. Writes of a missing soldier who is assumed to have fallen overboard during the night.

Coit, Charles M., 1838-1878

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