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Tillotson, Louisa, fl. 1861-1898 To George Tillotson

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04558.185 Author/Creator: Tillotson, Louisa, fl. 1861-1898 Place Written: Binghamton, [New York] Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 5 April [1862] Pagination: 4 p. : Height: 20.5 cm, Width: 12 cm Order a Copy

Family news. Brother Nelson may have been captured in Tennessee. Nelson, a teamster, believed Negroes would be recruited to drive them teams so white men could fight.

Tillotson, George W., 1830-1918

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