Sayles, Sumner, fl. 1862-1868 to Isora Skinkle
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03523.32.38 Author/Creator: Sayles, Sumner, fl. 1862-1868 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 31 August 1864 Pagination: 4p. : envelope ; 20.4 x 25.4 cm. Order a Copy
Writes to his sister from camp. Mentions a lady, Mill, from back home being sour and pities the man who marries her. Inquires after the farm. Wants to know if his father will have a hard time working the farm this year. Letter has an image and the words, "E Pluribus Unum." Possibly written from Tennessee. St. Charles is listed as the city but the state is not given.
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