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Wells, Edmund C., fl. 1864-1865 to Maria

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08311.04 Author/Creator: Wells, Edmund C., fl. 1864-1865 Place Written: Webster City, Iowa Type: Autograph letter signed Date: February 13, 1865 Pagination: 2 p. : + envelope Height: 13.5 cm, Width: 21.3 cm Order a Copy

arrived at his next destination on Thursday night. saw a lot of farms with horses and witnessed the slaying of a few chickens. from there he went to Homer which he described as dreary. is now in Webster City.

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