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Murphy, Mary E., fl. 1863 to Sarah Ogden

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06559.122 Author/Creator: Murphy, Mary E., fl. 1863 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: February 24, 1863 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 26 cm, Width: 21 cm Order a Copy

Thanks Ogden and the other ladies from the hospital for the coal they sent her.

Ogden, Sarah Morris Perot, 1831-1912
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Civil War
Military History
Union Forces
Women's History
Soldier's Letter
Union Soldier's Letter
Hospital
Woman Author
Charity and Philanthropy
The American Civil War

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