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Ward, Edward K. (1837-1864) to his sister

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02232.31 Author/Creator: Ward, Edward K. (1837-1864) Place Written: Dalton, Georgia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 21 April 1864 Pagination: 2 p. : address ; 25.5 x 20.5 cm. Order a Copy

Written from camp near Dalton, Georgia. Asks if she can visit him at camp. Complains about the unusual cold weather and writes that men are living quite poorly as everything has become too expensive. Updates his sister on Miss Tillie and Kate Cook. On the verso of the letter he includes a short note "I would write more but can't write without tobacco and I have none or money to buy it."

Ward, Edward K., 1837-1864
Ward, S. Elmira, fl. 1861

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