William Cook to Louisa Van Velsor Whitman, 19 February 1865

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Title: William Cook to Louisa Van Velsor Whitman, 19 February 1865
Date: February 19, 1865
Creator(s): William Cook
Whitman Archive ID: yal.00099
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Contributors to digital file: Elizabeth Lorang
Cite this page: Cook, William. "William Cook to Louisa Van Velsor Whitman, 19 February 1865." The Walt Whitman Archive. Gen. ed. Matt Cohen, Ed Folsom, & Kenneth M. Price. Accessed 09 May 2025. <http://www.whitmanarchive.org>.
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Annapolis, Feb. 19th, 1865 Mrs. Louisa Whitman: Madam:

I enclose the memorandum your son gave me Feb 14th. If I can tell you anything further, myself, about him I shall be happy to do so.

I am, very respectfully, William Cook
Capt 9th U[nited].S[tates]. C[olored].I[nfantry].

92 W. 10 St.
New York

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George W. Whitman
Capt. 51st Regt, N.Y.Vols. Prisoner of war at Danville Va in tip top health and spirits.

Mother Address. Mrs Louisa Whitman, Portland Ave near Myrtle Ave, Brooklyn N.Y.