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- GLC#
- GLC03523.52.25-View header record
- Type
- Letters
- Date
- December 1, 1863
- Author/Creator
- Kessler, A.P., fl. 1863
- Title
- to Mary L. Kessler
- Place Written
- Elkhart, Indiana
- Pagination
- 4 p. : envelope Height: 19.9 cm, Width: 12.5 cm
- Primary time period
- Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
- Sub-Era
- The American Civil War
A. P. Kessler, the father of Thomas J. Kessler, writes to his wife. Informs her to visit all of their friends and to let him know a few days in advance when she is ready to come home. Comments that they will kill and roast a turkey for her return. Instructs her where they will meet her. Writes that they had a good Thanksgiving dinner that was put on by the "Union Leak" [League] for the benefit of war widows. Relays a story about a young man who was injured from the mill. Discusses various townspeople and family members.
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