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Mr. Sunderland Dear sir: It becomes my faithful duty to inform you

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Overview

Creator: 
Sunderland, Darwin
Subject: 
Sunderland, Darwin
Source: 
Original letter: pencil on paper, 3 p.
Language: 
English

Rights

Rights Management: 
Original materials may be protected by the Copyright Law of the United States (more information).
Date Original (Precise): 
May 15, 1864

Technical

Digitization Specifications: 
Scanned at 600ppi on Epson 1000XL scanner as 48-bit RGB uncompressed TIFF images. Images resized to 960 pixels wide, 150 dpi, and saved as JPEG (level 10) in Photoshop CS5 with Unsharp Mask of 60:1.
Date Digital: 
September 29, 2011
Format: 
image/jpeg
Type: 
Text

Location

Series: 
1
Box: 
1
Folder: 
36
Excerpt: 
Dear sir:
It becomes my faithful duty to inform you of the death of your son Darwin[.] he was killed in action on the 13th inst. he was in the act of laying down[.] the ball struck him in the right shoulder near the neck passing down into his body.