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Moore, John, 1826-1907 to Mary Moore Kelly

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04195.43 Author/Creator: Moore, John, 1826-1907 Place Written: Vicksburg, Mississippi Type: Autograph letter signed Date: August 24, 1866 Pagination: 4 p. : Height: 20.7 cm, Width: 25.3 cm Order a Copy

A cholera epidemic has hit the soldiers and has kept him busy in the hospital. He remarks about their brother Robert and his poor condition since remaining in the South to practice medicine, marry, etc. Written on letterhead for the Headquarters, Department of Mississippi.

Moore, John, 1826-1907
Kelly, Mary Moore, 1819-1899

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