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Whitaker, Albion (fl. 1864) to Sarah Ogden

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06559.095 Author/Creator: Whitaker, Albion (fl. 1864) Place Written: Washington, D.C. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 21 March 1864 Pagination: 3 p. : envelope ; 26 x 21 cm. Order a Copy

Says that when he first met his regiment, he was much healthier. He mentions the Hospital's closing. Notes he has written to Mrs. Perot, but has received no reply as of yet.

Ogden, Sarah Morris Perot, 1831-1912

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