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DR. GORDON WINSLOW SEEKS COMPENSATION FOR THE U.S. SANITARY COMMISSION AFTER GETTYSBURG

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DR. GORDON WINSLOW SEEKS COMPENSATION FOR THE U.S. SANITARY COMMISSION AFTER GETTYSBURG
A great war-date Gettysburg hospital-related letter, written by former 5th New York Chaplain Gordon Winslow (1821-1864) as military agent of the Sanitary Commission, 1p. 4to., on "United States Sanitary Commission" stationery, New York, Nov. 10, 1863, to Surgeon Henry Janes, as director of Camp Letterman, in part: "Will you have the kindness to inform me what deferring (if any) there will be in the Hos'l fund to meet the indebtedness to the San. Comm. for moneys expended at the Gen'l. Hospital. The bill…was $1900 and some cents. Will it be necessary for me to go on to send the bill on to Washington...You can keep open the amount and settle matters there…please let me know by return mail & send one your pictures and get one of mine at Tyson's on my account…". Fine.