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Van Nuys, John H., fl. 1861-1862 to Samuel Watson Van Nuys

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07687.129 Author/Creator: Van Nuys, John H., fl. 1861-1862 Place Written: Franklin, Indiana Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 17 March 1862 Pagination: 4 p. : envelope ; 20.6 x 12.8 cm. Order a Copy

"Stanton has is[s]ued an order forbidding the publishing of Army Movements," thus Vannuys confesses to being uninformed of current army activities. He suspects his son will go to Winchester, and does not believe there will be forward movement on the Potomac. Reports general news of health (SWV's mother is again very sick), crops, and the death of a man named Fisher.

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