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Letter from Joshua Benster to Henry, November 20, 1864
Letter from Joshua [Bensen?] to Henry Van Riper in it he talks about being surrounded by the Rebels and being very ill with the flu.
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Letter from Alexander Van Riper to "Dear Cousins," September 9, [1864]
Letter from Alexander Van Riper describing recent fighting and the debate about the draft.
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Letter from John Van Riper to Henry Van Riper, January 15, [18]64
Letter from John Van Riper to his cousins, in it he inquires about the well being of Alexander and talks about the boys in his neighborhood enlisting in the army
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Letter from Alexander Van Riper to Henry Van Riper, January 19, 1864
Letter from Alexander Van Riper to Henry Van Riper in it he expresses his wish that the family back home would write to him more often and that he worries about being compensated as promised for his service.
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Recommendation Letter to Abraham Lincoln for R.K. Williams
This letter to Lincoln recommends R.K. Williams be appointed to a federal judgeship.
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Letter from Alexander Van Riper to Henry Van Riper, September 15, 1864
Letter from Alexander Van Riper to his cousins, in it he inquires about various friends and family members and talks about difficulties in getting paid
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Letter from A Van Riper to Henry A Van Riper, July 25, 1864
Letter from Alexander Van Riper to Henry Van Riper, in it he describes a battle where they lost 101 men.
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Letter from A. Van Riper to H. Van Riper, December 23, 1864
Letter from Alexander Van Riper discussing his activities in Georgia.
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Letter from Catharine Myers to Abraham Lincoln, Forwarded to Thaddeus Stevens
This letter from Catherine Myers to Abraham Lincoln requests that her son be discharged from the army. Lincoln forwarded the letter to Thaddeus Stevens, who approved the discharge. Lincoln was regularly sent requests for discharges and pardons. This can be seen in the last section of this item, where Lincoln initially wrote "Pardon," but then crossed it out and wrote "Discharged."
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Letter from A. Van Riper to Henry Van Riper January 23, 1864
Letter to Henry from Alexander asking him to send postage stamps so that he can continue to write them letters
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Letter from A. Van Riper to Willis Van Riper, May 24, 1864
Letter from Alexander to Willis Van Riper, in it he describes their long march towards Atlanta and the battle they will likely face
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Letter from Joshua Giles Benster to "Dear Friend", November 2[…], 1886
Letter from Joshua Benster to Henry Van Riper.
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Letter from Alexander Van Riper to Henry and Willis Van Riper, May 2, 1864
Letter from Alexander Van Riper to Henry and Willis Van Riper discussing life as a soldier
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Letter from Henry Van Riper to Joshua Giles Benster, January 10, 1864
Letter from Henry Van Riper to Joshua Benster describing school life.
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Letter from A Van Riper to Henry A Van Riper, June 28, 1864
Letter from Alexander Van Riper to Henry Van Riper, in it he talks about battle, coming under heavy fire, and men getting injured or killed.
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Letter of appointment from Abraham Lincoln for George Harrington
This letter from Abraham Lincoln appoints George R. Harrington, the Assistant Secretary of Treasury, to serve as Secretary during the absense of Salmon P. Chase. This letter is unusual in that Lincoln signed it whith his full name, rather than "A. Lincoln," as was his habit.
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Letter from A. Van Riper to H. Van Riper, May 22, 1864
Letter from Alexander to Henry Van Riper, in it he talks about life at camp
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Letter from Alexander Van Riper to Henry Van Riper, February 6, 1864
Letter from Alexander to Henry Van Riper talking about life as a soldier
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Letter from Alexander Van Riper to Aunt Mary Ann, September 18 [1864?]
Letter from Alexander Van Riper to his Aunt Mary Ann Van Riper, in which he discusses politics and the war.
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Letter from Alexander Van Riper to "Dear Cousin," August 8, [1864]
Letter from Alexander Van Riper to Henry Van Riper, in it he describes hard times at camp, long marches and fighting