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Walbridge, Charles E., 1842-? to mother

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04662.120 Author/Creator: Walbridge, Charles E., 1842-? Place Written: Tarboro, North Carolina Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1865/2/24 Pagination: 3 p. : Order a Copy

He is feeling homesick. Selling the mules and wagons is taking a long time. He writes of a girl from home, Katie Pratt, whom he is interested in and who his mother thinks would be a good choice for a wife. Yet he will not marry until he is financially established.

Walbridge, Charles E., 1842-?

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