Lee, Sydney Smith (1802-1869) to John McIntosh Kell
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00684.15 Author/Creator: Lee, Sydney Smith (1802-1869) Place Written: Richmond, Virginia Type: Letter signed Date: 24 March 1865 Pagination: 1 p. ; 25 x 20 cm. Order a Copy
Grants Kell leave until the first of May, "when you will report in writing to this Office the condition of your health." Forwarded by Surgeon James Harrison. Written on stationery of the C.S. Navy's Office of Orders and Detail.
Kell was on this leave for illness when Robert E. Lee surrendered on 9 April 1865.
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