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Mitchell, Wallace, fl. 1861-1867 to Floretia Mitchell

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08334.17 Author/Creator: Mitchell, Wallace, fl. 1861-1867 Place Written: Oakmont, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 3 July 1861 Pagination: 4 p. ; envelope Order a Copy

One letter addressed to Floretia Mitchell from Wallace Mitchell dated July 3, 1861. Pertains to being discharged soon. Also included is a rough sketch of a woman by "a Va artist" and a financial document paid by Samuel Andrews to the Sheriff of Spotsylvania County for taxes owed for owning enslaved people. Written at Camp Wright.

Mitchell, Wallace, fl. 1861-1867
Mitchell, Floretia, fl. 1861-1863

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