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Thomson, George F., fl. 1862-1865 to Mother

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02743.24 Author/Creator: Thomson, George F., fl. 1862-1865 Place Written: Sugar House Hospital Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 17 June 1863 Pagination: 4 p. : Height: 14 cm, Width: 21 cm Order a Copy

He would like to stay in the field but he may be ordered to establish another hospital in which case he won't be able to write. He asks her to save the Plymouth Paper.

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