Brooks, William Thomas Harbaugh, 1821-1870 to the Assistant Adjutant General of New York
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02463.01 Author/Creator: Brooks, William Thomas Harbaugh, 1821-1870 Place Written: Brooklyn, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 2 May 1861 Pagination: 1 p. ; 24.7 x 19.5 cm. Order a Copy
Captain Brooks encloses a certificate issued by Surgeon McLaren (certificate not included) and asks for a leave of absence for medical purposes, so that he may be placed "in the hands of the highest medical skill that may be found in the Eastern cities." Written at Fort Hamilton
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