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Brown, Jesse, 1844-1933 to [brother and sister]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03523.15.01 Author/Creator: Brown, Jesse, 1844-1933 Place Written: Alexandria, Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 8 June 1862 Pagination: 2 p. ; 20.1 x 26.1 cm. Order a Copy

He writes from a hospital, describing it as a "regular palice," where "evry thing is so clean." He had an ambrotype made but it turned out poorly, especially because he's been sick.

Brown, Jesse, 1844-1933

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