Letter, 1879 May 19, Washington, D.C.

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Letter, 1879 May 19, Washington, D.C.

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Responds to request for a military pension; asks for petitioner's record of service and the number of his pension application.

1 p. 21 cm.

Dartmouth College Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7776194

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