Wharton, Bell, 1843-? to Joseph M. Maitland
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03523.10.179 Author/Creator: Wharton, Bell, 1843-? Place Written: Kingston, Ohio Type: Autograph letter signed Date: circa 15 April 1865 Pagination: 4 p. : envelope Height: 19.9 cm, Width: 24.8 cm Order a Copy
Letter is addressed "My Dear Dearest-Joe." Letter probably written on 15 April 1865. Bell writes, "I don't know when I ever had anything to shock me so as when I heard of the assassination of the President [Abraham Lincoln] this morning...if we had a good Vice President to take his place I wouldn't feel so worried." Reports on a recent flood that "...took all the fences and most of the bridges in its way." Says damage is estimated at ten thousand dollars.
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