Tillotson, George W., 1830-1918 To his wife
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04558.091 Author/Creator: Tillotson, George W., 1830-1918 Place Written: Suffolk, Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 8 May 1863 Pagination: 4 p. ; 20.5 x 13 cm. Order a Copy
Continued May 9. Responding to family news, concerned that Edwin fought at Fredericksburg, comments on sister Louisa's plan to keep a school, escort for deceased officer, has bad cold, news of Hooker. With postscript apologizing for damaging the ambrotype (#207): "...while I was cleaning the glass to your pictures with Tripoli[,] I was careless enough to let the clothe haveing the tripoli on get drawn across the face of the glass that the likenesses were taken on, and Leon's is spoiled and Georgiana's is damaged...."
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