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1862
Elmore, Bruce, fl. 1862-1865
to Libbie Elmore
They thinks Vixburgh is theirs though they have received no official news. He asks after old Kniffin and wonders if he trying to cheat Libbie every chance he can get.
GLC06588.267
This letter includes a very poetic description of the wounded soldier. '"The poor wounded soldier as he lays waiting for death to end his sufferings or mortal aid..."
GLC06588.268
11 December 1862
Elmore, Libbie, fl. 1861-1865
to Bruce Elmore
She tells him to worry about not having enough money for taxes and that she will send some money in the mail. Hettie has been staying with her the past few days.
GLC06588.269
David is sick with the sore throat. She saw a pedler she knows last night. She tells of an incident with the infamous Kniffin.
GLC06588.270
14 December 1862
Last page is bigger. Once again she asks if Bruce can get a furlough. Eliza Ingersoll came by. Her son has the sore throat and she has a headache. Libbie sold some oats. One page of the letter appears to be written in a different hand but the author...
GLC06588.271
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