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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00066.143 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Pearce family correspondence |
| Title | Frederic Pearce to his father about his draft exemption due to poor eyesight |
| Date | 21 August 1862 |
| Author | Pearce, Frederic (fl. 1860-1869) |
| Recipient | Pearce, William |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Writes that he was exempted from the draft due to poor eyesight. Discusses church finances. Also describes ruins at Harper's Ferry. Written on blue paper. Page 4 is cross-written. |
| Subjects | Religion Finance Health and Medical Conscription Union Forces Confederate States of America |
| People | Pearce, Frederic Pearce, William |
| Place written | Marietta, Ohio |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Health & Medicine |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |