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Maxwell, A.S. (fl. 1861-1864) to Richard H. Jackson

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07705.318 Author/Creator: Maxwell, A.S. (fl. 1861-1864) Place Written: Winchester Seminary Hospital Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 20 October 1862 Pagination: 2 p. + envelope ; 20.8 x 26 cm. Order a Copy

He writes that that he is very well and describes various tomfoolery such as dressing up in women's clothes and running out in the street where he talked to another girl and told her to call him Alice,

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