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Creator/Title

Clarke, James Freeman, 1810-1888. Letters, 1851-1861. 3 ALBS

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Mss. C C

Content

Letter from James Freeman Clarke, Jamaica Plain, Mass. to Mrs. Henry Pirtle, Louisville, Ky., 9 Dec. 1861. States that they were very much interested in her letter to Lucy Rogers and that her "account of the strong Union Sentiment in Ky." gave them great pleasure. Comments on the casualties of the war--one in particular-- and asks what his church can send especially for the comfort of sick soldiers in Kentucky.

Subject Heading

United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865