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Record Group Number: 900000
Series/Collection Number: N2017-108
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Title, Dates: William Alburtis letter, 1840,
Amount: 1 folders
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Biographical/Historical:     Captain William Alburtis (1811-1847) was born in Martinsburg, West Virginia. He was stationed in Florida during the Second Seminole War. He died on March 11, 1847, fighting in the Battle of Veracruz during the Mexican-American War.
Summary:     This collection includes a letter from William Alburtis in Palatka, Florida, to his mother, Nancy Van Metre Alburtis in Martinsburg, West Virginia, on July 22, 1840. The letter disucsses Alburtis' experience as a soldier in Florida during the Second Seminole War, as well as personal affairs.
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General Note: Previously State Library of Florida Manuscripts Collection MS121.
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Subject Access Fields: Seminole War, 2nd, 1835-1842.
Letters. aat
Palatka (Fla.)
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