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Breck, Samuel, 1747-1809 to the Commander of Company "I", Seventh Regiment, Rhode Island Volunteers

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02750.263 Author/Creator: Breck, Samuel, 1747-1809 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Printed document signed Date: 4 February 1864 Pagination: 1 p. ; 25.2 x 20.1 cm. Order a Copy

Assistant Adjutant General Breck requests a second copy of Private Nelson Niles' Final Statement.

Jenks, Ethan A., fl. 1828-1901

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