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Union Naval Surgeon's Letter from the U.S.S. Mackinaw
The assassination of President Abraham Lincoln
"I suppose the awful news of the murder of our beloved president created a great excitement in our little town..."
4 pages, 5 x 8, in ink, written by Surgeon Joseph Cottrell, U.S. Navy. Comes with the original envelope addressed to Miss Hallie K. My, Columbia, Lancaster County, Penna., with C.D.S., Old Point Comfort, Va., Apr. 24, postage stamp has been torn off.
U.S.S. Mackinaw, James River, Va., April 24th, 1865
My Dear Hallie,
As I was...
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