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Walbridge, Charles E. (b. 1842) to Louise Walbridge

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04663.62 Author/Creator: Walbridge, Charles E. (b. 1842) Place Written: Roanoke Island, Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 3 May 1865 Pagination: 4 p. Order a Copy

Appointed Inspector of the Quartermaster Department for the Department of North Carolina. Reports that there are 3,500 contrabands colonized on the island, and describes a large seminary at Raleigh.

Walbridge, Charles E., 1842-?

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