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Summary
Addressed to Mr. G.C. Merrifield, Mishamaka, Ind.; bears 3 cent stamp.
Notation on recto: Bremen, Ind., Nov. 21, 1863.
Verse from song A Soldier's Tear by Thomas Haynes Bayly: He turn'd and left the spot - O! do not deem him weak - For dauntless was the soldier's heart, though tears were on his cheek; Go, watch the foremost rank, in danger's dark career; Be sure the hand most daring then has wiped away a tear.
Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2012; (DLC/PP-2012:127).
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Date
01/01/1861
Contributors
Bayly, Thomas Haynes, 1797-1839.
Source
Library of Congress
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