Jones, Maxine Harris, fl. 1860-1920 to Alfred Jones
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03135.13.043 Author/Creator: Jones, Maxine Harris, fl. 1860-1920 Place Written: Cornersville, Tennessee Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 31 December 1862 Pagination: 2 p. : envelope Height: 23.8 cm, Width: 18.6 cm Order a Copy
Letter from his wife, signed "Max." Expresses her fears, anxiety, and despair over the war. Says they have heard bombing all day. Writes, "what agony would be mine to-night, did I not know this field of duty to your Country calls you, leads not to constant exposure on the field of battle, &c that today your dear bosom has not be exposed to those missles of death hurled by our enemies."
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