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

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07705.379 Author/Creator: Andy, fl. 1861-1865 Place Written: Brooklyn, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 3 December 1863 Pagination: 3 p. : Height: 12.5 cm, Width: 19 cm Order a Copy

Andy writes he has recently gotten a job making camera boxes. Their mtual friend William Bagwell was recently killed in the navy yard by falling from a scaffold.

Andy, fl. 1861-1865

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