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- GLC#
- GLC06559.002-View header record
- Type
- Letters
- Date
- February 23, 1865
- Author/Creator
- Benfield, Marcus, fl. 1865
- Title
- to Sarah Ogden
- Pagination
- 3 p. : envelope Height: 21.1 cm, Width: 13.4 cm
- Primary time period
- Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
- Sub-Era
- The American Civil War
Writes his appreciation of how Ogden has "faithfully ministered to the wants of the sick and wounded." Sends news concerning past patients from the "Broad and Cherry [Streets Hospital]" in Philadelphia. He is still at the "Pencote Battery," enjoying himself "as well as could be expected under the circumstances." A three cent stamp is included on the envelope. Includes an embossed seal in the upper left hand corner.
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