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

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03603.177 Author/Creator: Coit, Charles M., 1838-1878 Place Written: Fredericksburg, Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 30 December 1862 Pagination: 1 p. : + scrap Order a Copy

Family has received the trunk of extra clothing he has sent home and he responds to a question they asked him about a photograph of a woman that was in the trunk. Says it was merely a photograph he found and kept in hopes of returning it to its owner. The scrap wishes his family a happy new year.

Coit, Charles M., 1838-1878

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