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Friday, Henry, fl. 1862 to Sarah Ogden

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06559.035 Author/Creator: Friday, Henry, fl. 1862 Place Written: Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 23 June 1862 Pagination: 2 p. : envelope Height: 19.6 cm, Width: 12 cm Order a Copy

Writes from camp near Chickahominy Swamp. Writes he is presently "sick in the Hospital." Thanks Ogden for the information she sent him concerning his brother, Soloman, and hopes to find him in good condition. Envelope includes a three cent stamp.

Ogden, Sarah Morris Perot, 1831-1912

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