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[hospital records]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02750.135 Author/Creator: Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Printed document signed Date: January 16, 1863 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 20.4 cm, Width: 12.7 cm Order a Copy

A surgeon informs the Commander of the Seventh Regiment, Rhode Island Volunteers, that Private J. Geary received clothing while at the United States General Hospital

Jenks, Ethan A., fl. 1828-1901

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