Painter, Heber, 1841-1900 to his sister
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02016.081 Author/Creator: Painter, Heber, 1841-1900 Place Written: Richmond, Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 13 April 1865 Pagination: 3 p. ; 25 x 20 cm. Order a Copy
Comments that everyone thinks that the war is coming to a close. Likens main Street in Richmond to Chestnut Street in Philadelphia and observes that the people of the city are beginning to "come out of their holes and reconcile themselves to the new order of things." Is sorry and worried that his sister Kate is ill and waits for news from her. Reports that he went before the military Board of Examinations and passed his exam for promotion to First Lieutenant.
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