Hammond, Horace J., fl. 1862-1865 to Eleanor Hammond
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09273.33 Author/Creator: Hammond, Horace J., fl. 1862-1865 Place Written: Hatcher Run, Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 5 March 1865 Pagination: 2 p. : envelope ; 21.1 x 13.3 cm. Order a Copy
Does not have time to write much, but is very healthy. Thinks she should sell one of the pigs if she can fatten one up enough by next fall. She should try to "get all you can for it." She must tell him how much she can sell the pig for and how much it weighs. Reminds her to send some pills and plow the fields.
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