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Dewey, Orville S. to father

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02161.098 Author/Creator: Dewey, Orville S. Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 27 October 1863 Pagination: 3 p. : docket ; 19.6 x 12.4 cm. Order a Copy

He is finally to be mustered for his back pay He acknowledges all Al Wheeler is doing for him by offering him lieutenancy in his battery. He wishes Uncle S.P would offer him a commission in the regular army.

Dewey, Orville S., fl. 1861-1902

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