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Bradburn, Thomas Wesley, 1820-1863 to George Wortham

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02233.07 Author/Creator: Bradburn, Thomas Wesley, 1820-1863 Place Written: Newton, North Carolina Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 5 July 1861 Pagination: 1 p. : envelope Height: 31.5 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy

Bradburn is unsure how many recruits he will be able to obtain. There is a camp of cavalry instruction at Ashville, and Bradburn suggests that Wortham come unless he is doing well in Greenville. "I have met with some incouragement but whether I can succeed in getting many recruits or not I can't say positively to day as there is but few persons in Town I will go out to the country this Evening and try the young men of my acquaintance & see what can be done as soon as possible." Includes original Confederate envelope.

Thomas W. Bradburn was a Lieutenant in the North Carolina Twelfth Infantry.

Bradburn, Thomas Wesley, 1820-1863
Wortham, George, fl. 1823-1883

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