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Walbridge, Charles E., 1842-? to mother

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04662.121 Author/Creator: Walbridge, Charles E., 1842-? Place Written: Morehead, North Carolina Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1866/3/25 Pagination: 4 p. : Order a Copy

Plans to attend a big government auction in Macon, Georgia. Before he goes home, he must stop in Washington and settle his old quartermaster accounts. He advises his mother on financial affairs including rent houses, and an oil well.

Walbridge, Charles E., 1842-?

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