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Hills, T. Morton, fl. 1864 [Receipt for charges incurred in shipment of Van Nuys's body to Franklin, Ind.]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07687.171 Author/Creator: Hills, T. Morton, fl. 1864 Place Written: Bermuda Hundred, Virginia Type: Autograph document signed Date: 2 October 1864 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 14.2 cm, Width: 19.6 cm Order a Copy

Receipt for charges incurred in shipment of Van Nuys's body to Franklin, Ind. On stationery of "Drs. Brown & Alexander, Embalmers of the Dead;" signed by Hills as agent to armies operating against Richmond.

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