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Howe, Nathan (fl. 1864-1865) to Mary Reeser

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03523.43.19 Author/Creator: Howe, Nathan (fl. 1864-1865) Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 20 November 1864 Pagination: 3 p. : envelope ; 20.7 x 25.3 cm. Order a Copy

Mentions that he received the ten dollars that Reeser sent him. Reports that Dan has not joined the Company yet and that he is at the dismounted camp on the other side of the river. Inquires after a pair of boots that he requested the "old man" make for him, and asks Reeser to tell the "old man" to make the boots a little bigger. Request Reeser to pay for the boots and to send them express to Company B, 11th Calvary.

John Reeser enlisted as a Private on 16 July 1864. He was mustered into "B" Co. PA 197th Infantry. He was promoted to Corporal on 18 August 1864. He was mustered out on 11 November 1864 at Philadelphia, PA.

Howe, Nathan, fl. 1864-1865
Reeser, John, fl. 1862-1865

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