Maitland, Joseph M., 1836-1918 to Bell Wharton

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GLC#
GLC03523.10.164-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
February 25, 1865
Author/Creator
Maitland, Joseph M., 1836-1918
Title
to Bell Wharton
Place Written
Memphis, Tennessee
Pagination
5 p. : envelope Height: 24.8 cm, Width: 19.7 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

Joe writes to Bell from Memphis. Responds to her comments on Lord Byron. Admits he is not capable of loving with his whole heart, "But I know I love you more than I can love any one else." Inquires what she would say if he proposed marriage to her. Asks her to "think well" before she answers.

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