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Pugh, Mitchell, fl. 1862 to "Mrs. Pugh" and L. D. Wood

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03135.06.005 Author/Creator: Pugh, Mitchell, fl. 1862 Place Written: Giles County, Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 11 August 1862 Pagination: 2 p. : envelope ; 35.7 x 15.9 cm Order a Copy

re: advice for planting crops; skirmishing at Pack's Ferry and possibility of Yankees returning: "We don't fear them Blue Bebbies one bit…;" sent $100 home via C.H. Pennington.

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