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Lakey, H.R., fl. 1862 to Sarah Ogden

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06559.063 Author/Creator: Lakey, H.R., fl. 1862 Place Written: Richmond, Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 18 May 1862 Pagination: 1 p. ; 20.1 x 12.5 cm. Order a Copy

Writes from camp near Richmond. Received a letter from Sergeant Davis informing him that his discharge papers had been "forwarded to the Hospital at Georgetown..." Reports that the letters can be obtained if Davis writes to the Fort Master at Georgetown, but at present, he is unable to assist Mr. Lakey.

Ogden, Sarah Morris Perot, 1831-1912

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