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Drew, J. G., fl. 1865 to Benjamin A. Woolston

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03523.26.11 Author/Creator: Drew, J. G., fl. 1865 Place Written: Richmond, Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 31 May 1865 Pagination: 1 p. : envelope Height: 20.4 cm, Width: 12.5 cm Order a Copy

As a delegate of the U. S. Christian Commission, Drew writes to B. A. Woolston, the father of Charles Woolston, a soldier in the 3rd Cavalry Regiment, to inform him that is son is very sick with fever. On stationary of the U.S. Christian Commission.

Woolston, Benjamin A., fl. 1864-1865
Drew, J. G., fl. 1865
Woolston, Charles, fl. 1864-1865

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