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Dewey, Orville S. to Harriet W. Dewey

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02161.128 Author/Creator: Dewey, Orville S. Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 23 May 1864 Pagination: 3 p. ; 20.4 x 12.7 cm. Order a Copy

Written "in the field." He read of Henry's death in the papers after he thought he had escaped unharmed. They may lose their guns. He is sick of the expedition.

Dewey, Orville S., fl. 1861-1902

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