Mason, Albert, 1839-? [Wood cane presented from one prisoner at Anersonville to another]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07271.11 Author/Creator: Mason, Albert, 1839-? Place Written: s.l. Type: Object Date: 1864 Pagination: 1 cane ; 93.3 x 4 cm. Order a Copy
Wooden cane with a polished handle and an engraved metal label wrapped around it that reads: "Presented to Peter Quinn by Albert Mason a comrade and tent mate at Andersonville Prison, 1864." Quinn died at Andersonville on 8 October 1864.
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