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

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08311.50 Author/Creator: Wells, Edmund C., fl. 1864-1865 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 8 July 1865 Pagination: 2 p. + envelope ; 13.6 x 21.5 cm. Order a Copy

writes that it won't be less than 2 weeks or possibly longer before he comes home. expects the captain to be dismissed when the troops are mustered out.

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