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Gammon, James T., fl. 1863 to Sarah Ogden

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06559.036 Author/Creator: Gammon, James T., fl. 1863 Place Written: Portsmouth, New Hampshire Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 8 March 1863 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 20.7 cm, Width: 12.8 cm Order a Copy

Thanks Ogden for sending him the money that he requested. Describes his journey from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Concord, (possibly New Hampshire or Massachusetts). States his regiment is presently stationed in different parts of the state, and his company is at Fort Constitution. Notes he has fifteen days of furlough and received four months pay. Includes an embossed seal in the upper left hand corner.

Ogden, Sarah Morris Perot, 1831-1912
Gammon, James T., fl. 1863

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