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Pair of Civil War Letters
Pair of Civil War Letters
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Pair of unrelated American Civil War letters including; 1.) 4pp letter (8 x 5) from soldier William M. Reed dated Maryland Heights, September 25, 1862 with information related to recent battle. 2.) 3pp letter (8 x 5) from Samuel M. Brown, Troop A, 1st Battalion Mounted Rifles, dated Fortress Monroe, march 12, 1862 with content regarding life as a soldier and comments on home news. Letters exhibit some light soiling, folds and lack envelopes.
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