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Jones, Joseph (fl. 1862-1865) to Nancy E. Jones

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02739.104 Author/Creator: Jones, Joseph (fl. 1862-1865) Place Written: Sweetwater, Tennessee Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 15 March 1864 Pagination: 4 p ; envelope Order a Copy

William Hickenbothem from his regiment will visit her while on a furlough. She should feel free to spend money on supplies that they need. He will write to those who have found fault with her. He will not reenlist: "one hundred thousand dollars would not hire me again…I will quit the company of men that is worse than dogs and brut[e]s and a life that is harder than death."

Jones, Joseph, fl. 1862-1863

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