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Wells, Edmund C., fl. 1864-1865 to my dear wife

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08311.45 Author/Creator: Wells, Edmund C., fl. 1864-1865 Place Written: Alexandria, Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1 June 1865 Pagination: 4 p. : + envelope Height: 26.5 cm, Width: 21.5 cm Order a Copy

discusses the possibility of moving, possibly out West when he is discharged. Written in a camp near Alexandria

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