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Elmore, Bruce, fl. 1862-1865 to Libbie Elmore

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06588.186 Author/Creator: Elmore, Bruce, fl. 1862-1865 Place Written: Hardeville, South Carolina Type: Autograph letter signed Date: January 20, 1865 Pagination: 4 p. : Height: 17 cm, Width: 21 cm Order a Copy

They received orders to pack up and move and he thinks they will stay at their new camp site until the trains come. He wonders whether it would be a good idea to invest the money they make from the sale of the farm in bonds. Was written near Hardeville, South Carolina.

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