Flora to Miller A. Wright
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02691.11.045 Author/Creator: Flora Place Written: Cedar Valley, Georgia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 28 September 1863 Pagination: 4 p. ; 20.2 x 25.1 cm. Order a Copy
My lost coz.," she begins. "I can not imagine where you are or why you do not write to me." She asks whether the "Yankees" got him, or if he is saving all of his words for others. She heard that Miller is getting married, and is mildly upset at this. She too, however is planning a marriage. She updates him on her present life, and wishes he would write back
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