Unknown to Miller A. Wright
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02691.11.053 Author/Creator: Unknown Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 5 February 1864 Pagination: 2 p. ; 20 x 12.3 cm. Order a Copy
[sister] Though the only signature that appears on this letter is that of Thomson A. Sharpshire, the writing is in the same hand as another sent to Miller from his sister. However, it does not match the handwriting of another of Miller's sisters, M. Y. Wright. The author mentions that she had gone up to Atlanta to see off a troop of Georgian soldiers, but that they had already departed by the time that she arrived. The author wonders what happened since he or she received reports of Miller getting married. Evidently he did not go through with the marriage. Miller's sister tells him that there are plenty of nice girls back home that are looking for husbands.
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