My dear madam Your favor of the 24th inst. is received

Overview
Creator: Sunderland, Darwin
Subject: Sunderland, Darwin
Source:
Original letter: pencil on paper, 2 p.
Language:
eng
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Excerpt
My dear madam:
Your favor of the 24th inst. is received. It would be utterly impossible to recover the remains of your son. At present we are many miles away from the spot where he is buried. We buried him in the heat of battle and scarcely had him interred ere we moved away.