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Saunders, J.H., fl. 1862 to Mrs. Ann E. Lowry

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08300.42 Author/Creator: Saunders, J.H., fl. 1862 Place Written: Mount Jackson Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 24 September 1864 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 20.7 cm, Width: 27 cm Order a Copy

informs her that her son was wounded and has lost a leg.

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