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Magie, James K. to Mary Magie

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05241.28 Author/Creator: Magie, James K. Place Written: Tennessee Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 2 April 1863 Pagination: 4 p. Order a Copy

"No 5." Written from camp near Franklin. The weather is still chilly so he did not send home his winter clothes. Discusses settling his debts. Mentions [General William] Rosecrans.

Magie, James K., fl. 1863
Rosecrans, William S., 1819-1898

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