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Elliot, John F., fl. 1860 to John Weeks

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06728.096 Author/Creator: Elliot, John F., fl. 1860 Place Written: St. Charles, IL Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 22 December 1879 Pagination: 2 p : envelope Height: 20.5 cm, Width: 25.5 cm Order a Copy

Informs Weeks that Surgeons D.W. Young and Hawley are dead. Suggests that Weeks write to George Biddulph for information regarding an assistant surgeon. Lists the names of four soldiers of Company K living in the area, including himself.

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