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Smith, E. Dalafield

Type / Call #Personal Papers / I-002 Box 3A letter, written to Abraham Lincoln, asking that the President see Arnold Fischel regarding the appointment of a Jewish chaplain during the Civil War. Fischel was appointed by the Board of Delegates of American Israelites to lobby Washington on behalf of modifying the laws pertaining to military chaplains.
Years1861
Size2 pp.

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