Weeks, John F., fl. 1860-1882 to his parents
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06728.012 Author/Creator: Weeks, John F., fl. 1860-1882 Place Written: Lebanon, Laclede County, Missouri Type: Autograph letter signed Date: February 10, 1862 Pagination: 2 p. : envelope Height: 20.5 cm, Width: 13 cm Order a Copy
Writes that he has just been paid twenty-six dollars. Has been ordered to March to Springfield tomorrow morning. His regiment is under command of Sigel. Asks his parents to collect a sixty-five dollar note he has if anything should happen to him. Will send his parents forty dollars to spend.
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