Wharton, Bell, 1843-? to Joseph M. Maitland

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GLC#
GLC03523.10.179-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
circa 15 April 1865
Author/Creator
Wharton, Bell, 1843-?
Title
to Joseph M. Maitland
Place Written
Kingston, Ohio
Pagination
4 p. : envelope Height: 19.9 cm, Width: 24.8 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

Letter is addressed "My Dear Dearest-Joe." Letter probably written on 15 April 1865. Bell writes, "I don't know when I ever had anything to shock me so as when I heard of the assassination of the President [Abraham Lincoln] this morning...if we had a good Vice President to take his place I wouldn't feel so worried." Reports on a recent flood that "...took all the fences and most of the bridges in its way." Says damage is estimated at ten thousand dollars.

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