Figures, Henry Stokes, 1844-1864 to my dear Ma
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00653.01.29 Author/Creator: Figures, Henry Stokes, 1844-1864 Place Written: Chattanooga, Tennessee Type: Autograph letter signed Date: October 6, 1863 Pagination: 5 p. : Height: 15.5 cm, Width: 23 cm Order a Copy
He has some ladies' shoes he plans to give his mother when he finally sees her. From Colonel Sheffield, he hired a boy, possibly an enslaved individual at 20 dollars per month. Letter is very faded and illegible. Discusses family business, as well as deaths in the area and in the regiment, for which he wishes to have some part in doing service to the names of the fallen. Letter written near Chattanooga, Tennessee.
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