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Lownsbury, Siss, fl. 1865 Dear Cousin

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03523.26.21 Author/Creator: Lownsbury, Siss, fl. 1865 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 22 June 1865 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 17.8 cm, Width: 11.5 cm Order a Copy

Condolence letter for the death of Charles Woolston, a soldier in the 3rd regiment, Pennsylvania Cavalry who died of bronchitis and typhoid fever on 11 June 1865. Possibly written to Maria Woolston, Charles' mother. Expresses her sorrow at his death and at this "crul war" that also killed her brother.

Lownsbury, Siss, fl. 1865
Woolston, Charles, fl. 1864-1865

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