Bogart, Abram, fl. 1825-1865 to Mary M. Bogart [incomplete]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03523.11.29 Author/Creator: Bogart, Abram, fl. 1825-1865 Place Written: Hiltonhead, South Carolina Type: Autograph letter Date: 10/09/1864 Pagination: 2 p. : envelope Height: 20.5 cm, Width: 25 cm Order a Copy
Encloses thirty dollars in letter and tells wife to "do what you think best with it." Explains to her that he was paid for four months, but he had previously borrowed some money which he had to pay back. Updates her that James, possibly a neighbor or friend from home, is "getting quite smart again so that he walks out some..." Tells her again not to speak of his updates on the boys to others at home. Letter incomplete and unsigned. Envelope addressed to Mrs Abram Bogart, Masonville, Delaware County, New York.
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