Clapp, George, fl. 1839-1892 to Parents
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09355.105 Author/Creator: Clapp, George, fl. 1839-1892 Place Written: Satterlee Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 27 October 1864 Pagination: 1 p. : envelope Height: 20.1 cm, Width: 12.5 cm Order a Copy
There has been "nothing done" about the possibility of him heading home to Northampton. The wound is doing "better than one could expect." Wishes he had a good flannel shirt from Mother. One shoulder would have to be very wide so as to not hurt the wound.
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