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Tillotson, George W., 1830-1918 To his wife

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04558.021 Author/Creator: Tillotson, George W., 1830-1918 Place Written: Roanoke Island, North Carolina Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1 May 1862 Pagination: 4 p. : Height: 25 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy

Mails, frying (and living-off) doughnuts, payday early because the Colonel has "the best brandy of any regiment." Written at Camp Dickinson.

Tillotson, George W., 1830-1918

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