Thompson, Meriwether Jeff, 1826-1876 to Joseph L. Smith Kirby
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03576 Author/Creator: Thompson, Meriwether Jeff, 1826-1876 Place Written: New Orleans, Louisiana Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 9 December 1865 Pagination: 3 p. : address ; 25 x 20 cm. Order a Copy
Affectionately discusses his former soldiers, who he refers to as his "offspring." Discusses his new business and writes that he cannot bear to return to Virginia, lest the desolation make him "hate the whole Yankee nation."
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