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7. Some Background – Jacob, the 89th and the letters

I still pinch myself at my good fortune – not just in having access to my ancestor’s relatively unfettered thoughts and feelings through years of deprivation and war, but for the wealth of supporting extant documentation. My family’s collection of unpublished letters (over 125) with supporting documentation staggers me. The letters are outstanding, but theyContinue reading “7. Some Background – Jacob, the 89th and the letters”