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

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08311.20 Author/Creator: Wells, Edmund C., fl. 1864-1865 Place Written: Summit Point, VA Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 14 September 1864 Pagination: 4 p. : + envelope Height: 20.5 cm, Width: 26 cm Order a Copy

has sent her $150. bought a gum blanket. writes about his friend and complains about a clerk who is very lazy and pretends to cook. . rumored that if it had not been for the Harper Ferry's raid, Virginia would not have seceded.

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