Coit, Charles M., 1838-1878 to his family
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03603.308 Author/Creator: Coit, Charles M., 1838-1878 Place Written: Petersburg, Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 10 August 1864 Pagination: 2 p. Order a Copy
Requests more "light reading" and remarks on having read Uncle Tom's Cabin. Writes that he has received his new horse. Notes that 56 of the 100 recruits sent from New Haven have arrived and are about to begin training. Writes about the condition of the new recruits, saying that not one was American, but rather Irish, French and German. Comments that it seems his valise and papers have fallen victim to an explosion during delivery.
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