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Beall, Lloyd James, 1808-1887 to Francis T. Stribling

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04519 Author/Creator: Beall, Lloyd James, 1808-1887 Place Written: Richmond, Virginia Type: Letter signed Date: 25 March 1863 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 25 cm, Width: 19.8 cm Order a Copy

Written in a clerical hand and signed by Colonel Beall as commander of the Confederate Marine Corps to Dr. Stribling as superintendent of the insane asylum at Staunton, Virginia. Has been directed by the Secretary of the Navy to inquire if a marine inflicted with insanity can be accommodated at Staunton.

Beall, Lloyd James, 1808-1887

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