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Johnston, Joseph Egleston, 1807-1891 to John S. Thrasher

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03745 Author/Creator: Johnston, Joseph Egleston, 1807-1891 Place Written: Dalton, Georgia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 31 December 1863 Pagination: 3 p. ; 18.7 x 23.2 cm. Order a Copy

Accepts Thrasher's offer to telegraph him relevant news items and send him a Richmond newspaper daily. Expresses his desire that the state authorities would help find army deserters and "get them back." Also discusses military movements.

Johnston, Joseph E. (Joseph Eggleston), 1807-1891
Thrasher, J. S. (John Sidney), 1817-1879

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