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Ewing, Philemon, 1820-1896 to William T. Sherman

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03601.05 Author/Creator: Ewing, Philemon, 1820-1896 Place Written: Lancaster, Ohio Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 7 October 1863 Pagination: 4 p. : Height: 20.5 cm, Width: 25.4 cm Order a Copy

This letter is a draft copy of Philomen Ewing's final letter, GLC03601.06, as it contain crossouts. The text differs slightly. Ewing Consoles Sherman on the loss of his son. "He lived long enough to attain all that is of real value in human life - a passage to Heaven: and not long enough to taste the sorrows or bear the burdens which are inseperable from the happiest mortal life ... " Informs Sherman that their father, Thomas Ewing, has recovered from illness but that their mother is still very unwell. Written to Sherman in Memphis, Tennessee. Sherman's son, William T. Sherman, died in Memphis on 3 October 1863 of yellow fever.

Ewing, Philemon, 1820-1896
Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891

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