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Cedy, W. F. to Miller A. Wright

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02691.11.091 Author/Creator: Cedy, W. F. Place Written: Pulaski, Tennessee Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 19 February 1868 Pagination: 3 p. ; 24.7 x 19.4 cm. Order a Copy

Letter from a friend who is still in the military. There is a stamp on the first page of the letter that reads "Head-Quarters Sixth Division, Cavalry Corps, M. D. M." Miller is congratulated on his new life, and informed of what military life has been like recently.

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