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Walbridge, Charles E., 1842-? to Louise Walbridge

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04663.68 Author/Creator: Walbridge, Charles E., 1842-? Place Written: Raleigh, North Carolina Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 3 September 1865 Pagination: 4 p. : Order a Copy

Has been busy with trips to Charlotte and Newberne. Business opportunities in Raleigh in which he could make a considerable amount of money in a few months, but wishes to go home. He has an opportunity to buy horses at government prices and sell them in areas devastated by Sherman. He read about the collision of two steamers of the same line.

Walbridge, Charles E., 1842-?

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