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Subject: [OHNOBLE-L] Original Civil War Doc
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1998 11:18:07 EST

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: Subject: Mark Crosby Jr Discharge paper Civil War
: From: "Richard H. Greene" <>
: Subject: [Fwd: [OHMARION-L] Found: Original Civil War Discharge
Paper]
: Date: Tue, 03 Nov 1998 14:39:24 -0800
:
: I don't know how to get this posted nation-wide. But, I would like
to
: see this original document returned to a member of the original
: family. My mother-in-law bought a picture frame at an estate sale
in
: Tucson, AZ. When she took the picture out and removed the cardboard
: from behind it, a very delicate, old, and yellowed piece of paper
fell
: out. This is a summary of what was written and readable on the
paper:
: ===========================================
: Civil War Discharge Paper
: For: Mark CROSBY, Jr.
: Private, Company B, 16th Regiment
: Union Army
: >From Yarmouth, Massachussetts
: Entered service in 1860 and left service 1864
: Marked Paid and signed by B. McCONNELL
: Description:
: 5 ft. 3 inches, gray eyes, dark curly hair.
: He was a clerk in the Union Army.
: Entered in the Auditors records on July 26, 1870
: This document bears the Union Crest.
: =================================================
: Help me post this for others to read. If you know someone who might
: be interested in this document, please E-Mail a reply to my inquiry.
: A life is not lost when it is known to future generations. Help me
: keep Mark CROSBY, Jr. alive for his family.
: Forward this message to anywhere you think might help.
: Happy Hunting!
: Nancy J. Smith
:

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