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Smith, William Wallace, fl. 1861-1862 to Asa Smith

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03742 Author/Creator: Smith, William Wallace, fl. 1861-1862 Place Written: Various Places Type: Header Record Date: 1861-1862 Pagination: 10 letters Order a Copy

Letters from William Smith to his brother Asa Smith. The Smith family appears to be from Newton, Massachusetts. See GLC03681.01-.03 for letters by Asa Smith to his mother on the battle between the USS "Monitor" and the CSS "Merrimac."

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