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Schumpert, Amos K., fl. 1864 to dear, loving and sweet wife

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08270.03 Author/Creator: Schumpert, Amos K., fl. 1864 Place Written: Ayer, Massachussetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 28 October 1864 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 17 cm, Width: 22.8 cm Order a Copy

received orders to draw and cook up rations for 3 days. will soon be in a fight. wishes he could come home and stay there for the rest of his days. Written in Camp Stevens

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