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Richards, Allen J., fl. 1864-1865 to Sarah Ogden

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06559.079 Author/Creator: Richards, Allen J., fl. 1864-1865 Place Written: Maryland Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 9 May 1865 Pagination: 1 p. : envelope Height: 20.8 cm, Width: 25.5 cm Order a Copy

Writes from Camp Stoneman. Notes he sent Ogden three hundred dollars. Tells her that she will have to pay the "Expressage" because he was unable to pay. He requests that Ogden confirm the money's arrival and informs her that he will be sending her "small sums at the end of every two months."

Ogden, Sarah Morris Perot, 1831-1912

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