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Cranor, Franklin, fl. 1862-1865 to Delia Slocum

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03791.014 Author/Creator: Cranor, Franklin, fl. 1862-1865 Place Written: Dallas, Georgia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1 June 1864 Pagination: 4 p. : envelope Height: 20 cm, Width: 25 cm Order a Copy

While the Battle near Dallas rages Cranor tells Delia that someone from their neighborhood was shot and wounded and the tale of a few men who spent six days in jail. He asks for clarification of a joke she made about him in her last letter. He has had problems with photographs that he wants to send to her.

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