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Traux, Betsy (fl. 1869) to Sarah Ogden

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06559.128 Author/Creator: Traux, Betsy (fl. 1869) Place Written: La Crosse, Wisconsin Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 30 November 1869 Pagination: 1 p. : envelope ; 15 x 32.2 cm. Order a Copy

Writes that since last October, Traux has heard from neither her husband nor his brother, Jacob Traux. Says she wants to know where her husband is and whether he is sick or dead. Asks if Ogden happens to find him, she has him write to her immediately. The last she heard, her husband and his brother were going to Helena. Asks Ogden to send any word concerning their whereabouts or condition.

Ogden, Sarah Morris Perot, 1831-1912

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