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Excerpt from: Letter To Samuel Gridley Howe, December 31, 1842 No. 1 Gen. Ebenezer Mattoon, a revolutionary soldier, a Col. in that war his age is 88. Has been blind 25 years -- caused by inflammation in the eyes & exposure while acting as Adj. Gen of the Commonwealth. & riding in the dust... |  Read Full Text |
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| Title: | Letter To Samuel Gridley Howe, December 31, 1842 | |
| Creator: | n/a | |
| Date: | December 31, 1842 | |
| Format: | Letter | |
| Source: | Perkins School for the Blind  | |
| Keywords: | Aging; Blind; Census; Doctors; Massachusetts; Medical Professionals; Medicine; Medicine & Science; Perkins School For The Blind; Poverty; Samuel Gridley Howe; Sensory Disability; Statistics; Veterans | |
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