Sayles, Sumner, fl. 1862-1868 to Isora Skinkle
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03523.32.39 Author/Creator: Sayles, Sumner, fl. 1862-1868 Place Written: Brownsville, Arkansas Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 17 September 1864 Pagination: 4p. : envelope Height: 21 cm, Width: 26.5 cm Order a Copy
Writes to his sister from camp. Informs her that he received the stamps that she sent him. Mentions seeing her husband's cousin and that he sends his best. Reports that they are preparing for another expedition. Writes that he and the boys in camp think "old abe" (Abraham Lincoln) should be the next President. Comments that they would vote for him but they do not believe that they will be allowed to. Sends his best to everyone back home. The letter has a watermark on the top left hand corner.
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