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Knox, Andrew, 1835-? to Sarah Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03523.20.22 Author/Creator: Knox, Andrew, 1835-? Place Written: Petersburg, Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 28 November 1864 Pagination: 2 p. ; 25.1 x 20.1 cm. Order a Copy

Knox writes to his wife from a camp outside Petersburg, Virginia. Reports he has put out a "shingle" that reads "...shirts repaired wholesale and retailed,"and opened a shirt business. Says he repaired a neckband and a wristband and it took him three hours to do it. Mentions considerable artillery firing on their lines the past four days. Complains the rebels have drove in the picket lines.

Knox, Andrew, fl. 1835
Knox, Sarah, 1842-?

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