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Walbridge, Charles E., 1842-? to mother

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04662.053 Author/Creator: Walbridge, Charles E., 1842-? Place Written: Folly Island, South Carolina Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1864/1/2 Pagination: 4 p. : Order a Copy

His "boy" Isaac, who is nineteen years old, wants an education. He can read and write a little and "is quite a mathematician." He requests a first grade reader, a geography book, and an arithmetic book for Isaac's education. He was not approved for furlough.

Walbridge, Charles E., 1842-?

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