Letter, 1862 Aug. 14, West Philadelphia, to Hon. Wm. D. Kelley.

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Letter, 1862 Aug. 14, West Philadelphia, to Hon. Wm. D. Kelley.

Recommends Charles B. Steinman for post of chaplain in a Philadelphia hospital. Recommendation endorsed by William W. Keen; recommendation further endorsed on verso by Kelley and forwarded to President Lincoln.

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