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Zook, Samuel K., 1822-1863 to Charles Yates

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02462.26 Author/Creator: Zook, Samuel K., 1822-1863 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1 November 1861 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 21 x 13.5 cm. Order a Copy

Confirming that "Revd. Abram Platt has been duly appointed Chaplain of the 57th Regt. N.Y. Vols." Also signed by Edwin D. Morgan, with initials, in red pencil. Written on "Depot of Volunteers" stationary.

Zook, Samuel Kosciuzko, 1823-1863
Morgan, Edwin Denison, 1811-1883
Yates, Charles, -1870

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