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Winegar, Daniel G., fl. 1862-1865 to Elvira Winegar

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01014.024 Author/Creator: Winegar, Daniel G., fl. 1862-1865 Place Written: Memphis, Tennessee Type: Autograph letter signed Date: January 20, 1863 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 13.5 cm, Width: 21.2 cm Order a Copy

They are at Memphis on board a boat and will be heading to Vixburg. He tells her to write to Loren to see if he will stay with her next summer. He is sick of the way the war is going.

Winegar, Daniel G., fl. 1862-1865
Winegar, Elvira, fl. 1862-1865

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