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

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03603.299 Author/Creator: Coit, Charles M., 1838-1878 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 12 July 1864 Pagination: 2 p. : Order a Copy

Requests a valise to be sent from home. Says a sutler, who is supplied by Smith and Co. in Norwich, has joined the troops. Notes that Captain Henry C. Hall was killed when he "exposed himself needlessly." Mentions two books or magazines "Atlantic" and "The River."

Coit, Charles M., 1838-1878

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