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Walbridge, Charles E., 1842-? to mother

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04662.096 Author/Creator: Walbridge, Charles E., 1842-? Place Written: Bermuda Hundred, Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1865/3/9 Pagination: 2 p. : Order a Copy

He is looking forward to the end of the war so he can find employment. He writes that he can give a family friend a job as a driver for $30 a month plus rations.

Walbridge, Charles E., 1842-?

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