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Earle, William, 1833-1885 to Henry Jackson Hunt

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02382.213 Author/Creator: Earle, William, 1833-1885 Place Written: Woolton, England Type: Autograph letter Date: 12 August 1876 Pagination: 4 p. : envelope Height: 17.7 cm, Width: 22.2 cm Order a Copy

Discusses his service in the British military. Mentions meeting General Afton. Relates that he was recently stationed in India. Signed across text on page one. This letter is incomplete.

Hunt, Henry Jackson, 1819-1889
Earle, William, 1833-1885

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