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Ekings, John, fl. 1864 to Sarah Ogden

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06559.019 Author/Creator: Ekings, John, fl. 1864 Place Written: Burlington County, New Jersey Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 12 July 1864 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 31.1 cm, Width: 19.5 cm Order a Copy

Writes from Mt. Holly, a present day township in Burlington County, New Jersey. Informs Ogden his son was wounded and taken prisoner. Notes he obtained this information from a soldier who was captured at the same time. The soldier said that Thomas's wound had been treated. This information was confirmed in a letter received on 4 July from Dr. Armstrong of the 5th New York Cavalry, a fellow prisoner who, like Thomas, was being treated at Libby Prison Hospital in Richmond, Virginia. In a postscript, Ekings informs Ogden of the doctor's opinion on his son's wound.

Ogden, Sarah Morris Perot, 1831-1912

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