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Coit, Charles M., 1838-1878 Charles Morgan Coit to George O. Coit

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03603.213 Author/Creator: Coit, Charles M., 1838-1878 Place Written: Suffolk, Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 18 March 1863 Pagination: 2 p. : Order a Copy

Writes that he wishes George could have come with him but that it was a very long, cold journey from Newport News to Suffolk. Asks that George write him from Baltimore, Maryland. Written at Camp Suffolk.

Coit, Charles M., 1838-1878

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