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

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03791.021 Author/Creator: Cranor, Franklin, fl. 1862-1865 Place Written: Huntsville, Alabama Type: Autograph letter signed Date: January 11, 1865 Pagination: 4 p. : envelope Height: 16.3 cm, Width: 21.2 cm Order a Copy

re: Cranor reports getting to ride a horse to get retrieve deserters. He writes that he had a nice Christmas. The rest of the letter is mostly marriage gossip.

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