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(3) Handwritten Civil War Period Letters

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(3) Handwritten Civil War Period Letters

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Including: (3) Page letter dated December 20, 1862 from "WD 48th Regiment Capt. BF Noyes's Coller Company Centre Mass. about his being in a hospital and the sicknesses he has been witnessing. (1) Two-page letter dated March 25, 1963 signed E.K. Foster regarding a battlefield account of bullet wounds to the leg. etc. Together with a four page letter in pencil dated Sept 1st, 1864 Condition: Folds, wear

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Folds, wear

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(3) Handwritten Civil War Period Letters

Name: (3) Handwritten Civil War Period Letters
SKU: 36032193
Price: 110 USD
Availability: InStock

Estimate $200 - $300

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