to her cousin
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03523.42.45 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 10 May 1864 Pagination: 2 p. : envelope ; 20.1 x 12.7 cm. Order a Copy
Written by his cousin Mary. She is very glad to hear from him. She apologizes for not having mailed a long letter she had written for him, she found it in her desk sealed. She hopes and prays that he will return home safely. She will write him a long letter soon. States that her heart "aches" for the soldiers in the war.
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