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Robins, Juliet G., fl. 1865 to: Drazilla Churchill.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03859.27 Author/Creator: Robins, Juliet G., fl. 1865 Place Written: David's Island, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 16 April 1865 Pagination: 2 p. : Order a Copy

Churchill would like his mother to send a box from home as his appetite is very good. Mrs. Robins laments the suffering of the soldiers, and urges the end of the war. She wishes no mercy for the South for their part in this "terrible tragedy."

Churchill, Byron, 1846-1933

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