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Medicine and Health

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Subject Source: Cclanarrow

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Phineas Densmore Gurley letter

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230309723]
Identifier: MSS SC 1145
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and signed letter written in Washington DC, dated Oct. 31, 1862, and addressed to Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865), President of the United States. Gurley states that the Reverend Alexander W. Sproull is of good character and is very devoted to his work. He recommends Sproull for the position of "Hospital Chaplaincy."

Dates: 1862 October 31
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Phineas Densmore Gurley letter

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