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Hartman, Friedrich, fl. 1863 to Sarah Ogden

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06559.116 Author/Creator: Hartman, Friedrich, fl. 1863 Place Written: Ixonia, Wisconsin Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 19 October 1863 Pagination: 3 p. : Height: 26 cm, Width: 21 cm Order a Copy

Apologizes for not writing sooner. Says the family received William's body and the bullet from his wound. Describes William's funeral, and asks Ogden for copies of her photograph, for the family and for William's fiancée.

Ogden, Sarah Morris Perot, 1831-1912

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