Wood, Sarah, fl. 1862-1865 to Matthew Wood

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GLC#
GLC02176.02-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
January 16, 1863
Author/Creator
Wood, Sarah, fl. 1862-1865
Title
to Matthew Wood
Place Written
s.l.
Pagination
4 p. : Height: 19.8 cm, Width: 24.6 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

Written to her husband. Wants him to return as he's doing "no good." Talks of lack of money, and the financial transactions with a Samuel Clift. Mentions a neighbor offering for her to stay at his house, another offering to haul her coal for free. Lacks punctuation. Written on stationery that includes an image of a shield superimposed over a star.

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