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Morris, Joseph W., fl. 1862-1863 to: Wilmor W. Morris.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06451.024 Author/Creator: Morris, Joseph W., fl. 1862-1863 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1862/01/07 Pagination: 4 p. : Order a Copy

There was a surprise snowstorm and the neighborhood seems "determined to get the interest of the money invested in their sleighs." He has not been sledding yet as he is taking the chance to fill the icehouse. He reports that Anthony is the only member of the family married so far. He corrects Wilmor in a postscript, explaining that his middle initial is E and not W. [Joseph W. is Wilmor's brother.]

Morris, George M., fl. 1861

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