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

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06588.292 Author/Creator: Elmore, Bruce, fl. 1862-1865 Place Written: Upton Hill, VA Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 21 January 1863 Pagination: 6 p. ; 13.5 x 8.5 cm. Order a Copy

He warns her not to get the oxen shod just yet, but if one of the wagon wheels must be fixed, so be it. He asks for tobacco and gin though he has not been drinking much at all. Mose and Charley make good tent mates.

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