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17 June 1861

Hargrove, Israel H., fl. 1861

Autograph letter signed

Title: to George Wortham

Hargrove has raised sixteen recruits and thinks "I could have raised them ere this had it not been for the unpopularity of a certain man!" He asks Wortham to find out if he is entitled to any bounty or pay. Closes by saying "May the boys forever love their Capt as they did when I left them."

GLC02233.05

17 June 1861

Hargrove, Israel H., fl. 1861

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Alexander W. Rowland

Hargrove, recruiting in Granville County, North Carolina, writes to a fellow infantryman regarding recruiting and "family" (possibly military company) affairs. Letter was initially sent in a letter to George Wortham, GLC02233.05, for forwarding to Rowland. Also encloses a copy of a circular (no longer present), which has left an ink burn on the verso reading "To Arms! To Arms! Our Fatherland is in Danger." Alexander W. Rowland was a corporal in Company D of the Twelfth North Carolina Infantry.

GLC02233.06

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