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Fendall, Philip Richard II, 1794-1868 to James R.Y. Fendall

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03135.11.02 Author/Creator: Fendall, Philip Richard II, 1794-1868 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Autograph letter Date: 15 June 1865 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; Height: 24.1 cm, Width: 20.1 cm Order a Copy

Encourages his son to come home to rest and discuss plans for the future, rather than stay in Mississippi, which will take some time to recover economically after the end of the war.

Fendall, James Robert Young, fl. 1838-1867
Fendall, Philip Richard II, 1794-1868

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