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Wells, Edmund C., fl. 1864-1865 to Maria

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08311.02 Author/Creator: Wells, Edmund C., fl. 1864-1865 Place Written: Clayton, IL Type: Autograph letter signed Date: February 3, 1865 Pagination: 3 p. : + envelope Height: 13.5 cm, Width: 21.3 cm Order a Copy

learned that Mr. Mellon of Cinncinati had charge of the plantations and had annulled all of his predecessors. had to go to Memphis where he came aboard a crowded a boat. currently in a copperhead state.

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