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McParlin, Thomas A., 1825-1897 to Alida Roca McParlin

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02649.39 Author/Creator: McParlin, Thomas A., 1825-1897 Place Written: Annapolis, Maryland Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 27 November 1864 Pagination: 4 p. : Height: 20.1 cm, Width: 12.4 cm Order a Copy

McParlin sends news of himself and asks for more letters from his wife. Writes about life and work at the hospital in Annapolis, Maryland. Comments on religion, friends, and food. Has been so cold that he has been using his "buffalo robe." Troops and officers received apples from the "patriotic merchants" of New York and turkey as well for Thanksgiving. There is text loss where the year was written and elsewhere along the edges of the paper.

McParlin, T. A. (Thomas Andrew), 1825-1897
McParlin, Alida Roca, ?-1877

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