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Neafie, Theodore F., fl. 1861-1877 to: sister.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07164.42 Author/Creator: Neafie, Theodore F., fl. 1861-1877 Place Written: Falmouth, Virginia. Type: Letter signed Date: 1863/01/28 Pagination: Folio, 2.25 p. Order a Copy

He sends thanks for his sister forwarding the four dollars to him, and requests news from home. He mentions how he is contemptuous of Captain Crist, along with his dislike of the bad rations.
Written in a camp near Falmouth.

Neafie, Theodore Frelinghuysen, 1845-1879
Crist (captain), fl. 1863

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