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Coit, Charles M., 1838-1878 to his family

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03603.274 Author/Creator: Coit, Charles M., 1838-1878 Place Written: Yorktown, Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 4 May 1864 Pagination: 2 p. : Order a Copy

Writes that the regiment is getting ready to march. Supplies have been consolidated and rations for five days have been prepared. He passes on rumors of different destinations. Writes of sending his possessions to be stored and sending money to be deposited in the name of William Rollins, a black soldier who is Coit's servant. Asks his brother, George, to add Rollins to his savings account as a trustee. Responds to the two books sent by his family, "Paradise Lost" and "Seasons."

Coit, Charles M., 1838-1878

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