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Hatch, John Porter, 1822-1901 to William E. Jones

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02711.20 Author/Creator: Hatch, John Porter, 1822-1901 Place Written: Dinero, Texas Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 22 April 1853 Pagination: 3 p. : address leaf ; 21.7 x 17 cm. Order a Copy

Outlines the debts he has paid for Jones. Reports the activities of Companies C, E, and J. Asks Jones to provide his family with a hospital tent. Includes a postscript acknowledging receipt of five dollars for Jones for rifles. Addressed to Lieut. W. E. Jones, Mounted Riflemen, Fort Ewell, Texas. Written at Fort Merrill.

Hatch, John Porter, 1822-1901
Jones, William E., 1824-1864

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