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

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08311.29 Author/Creator: Wells, Edmund C., fl. 1864-1865 Place Written: Kearnstown Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 20 November 1864 Pagination: 2 p. : + envelope Height: 20.7 cm, Width: 26 cm Order a Copy

a quarter of the company is on train-guard. describes his dinner. notes that the price of gold is coming down. warns her not to count the days until he comes home or else it will seems lomgrt.

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