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Jackson, Richard H., fl. 1861-1865 to Father

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07705.023 Author/Creator: Jackson, Richard H., fl. 1861-1865 Place Written: Hatteras Inlet, North Carolina Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 30 September 1861 Pagination: 4 p. : docket ; Height: 20.2 cm, Width: 24.7 cm Order a Copy

He saw an English vessel and a ship from Cuba called the Neptune's Car headed for Philadelphia. He is enclosing this letter in a box of shells. Written at Fort Clark.

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