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

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08311.23 Author/Creator: Wells, Edmund C., fl. 1864-1865 Place Written: Strasburg, Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 8 October 1864 Pagination: 4 p. : + envelope Height: 26 cm, Width: 21.2 cm Order a Copy

writes that she is a very good business woman. read in the paper that they will repair the Orange and Alexandria railroad. has been sleeping on the ground in the open air. his stomach has been acting up. Written at Fisher's Hill

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