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Thompson, Wilmot, fl. 1864-1901 to my dear wife

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02740.11 Author/Creator: Thompson, Wilmot, fl. 1864-1901 Place Written: Gallops Island Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 19 December 1864 Pagination: 4 p. : Height: 12.7 cm, Width: 20.6 cm Order a Copy

He answers in response to her suspicions that he may be straying. He says he would never do such a thing to his darling. He says he is a temperate man and has hardly drunk anything since being in the army. He suggests that she visit him.

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