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Dederer, N. A., fl. 1862-1863 to Peter B. Rathbone

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04703.09 Author/Creator: Dederer, N. A., fl. 1862-1863 Place Written: New Orleans, Louisiana Type: Letter Date: 13 June 1863 Pagination: 4 p. Order a Copy

He is in the hospital with jaundice. He had been sick for a week, but put off getting medical attention because he felt an engagement was immanent.

Dederer, N. A., fl. 1862-1863
Rathbone, Peter B., fl. 1862-1863

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