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Stone, Charles Pomeroy, 1824-1887 to William W. Burns

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02459.30 Author/Creator: Stone, Charles Pomeroy, 1824-1887 Place Written: Poolesville, Maryland Type: Autograph letter signed Date: January 13, 1862 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 20.5 cm, Width: 13 cm Order a Copy

Urges Burns to "cause great vigilance on the part of your picquets along the river, and particularly near Conrad's Ferry."

Stone, Charles Pomeroy, 1824-1887
Burns, William Wallace, 1825-1892

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