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Flora, fl. 1861-1863 to Miller A. Wright

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02691.11.050 Author/Creator: Flora, fl. 1861-1863 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: circa 1863 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 13.7 cm, Width: 11.7 cm Order a Copy

[cousin]. [bottom section of the page missing]. Flora has been afraid to send a letter for fear that it will get contaminated with smallpox. Her sister will no longer eat any meat for fear of the disease. The war has jaded her. Sometimes she thinks it might be better "to die than to live in this dreary world."

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