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Hallidy, Adam, M. (fl. 1862-1865) to Margaret McClelland

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05522.02 Author/Creator: Hallidy, Adam, M. (fl. 1862-1865) Place Written: Washington, D.C. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 19 May 1863 Pagination: 2 p. ; 20.1 x 12.5 cm. Order a Copy

Discusses their correspondence and his improving health. Asks about her stay at her aunt's house and whether she has begun work yet. Written from the Cliffburn Barracks. Includes an incomplete reply from Maggie on page two regarding her health. Addressed to "Maggie."

Adam M. Hallidy was a Union Army soldier during the Civil War and was in Company K, 2nd D.C. Volunteers. He married his friend Maggie McClelland 19 March 1864.

Hallidy, Adam M., fl. 1862-1865
Hallidy, Margaret McClelland, fl. 1862-1865

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