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Cranor, Franklin (fl. 1862-1865) to Delia Slocum

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03791.005 Author/Creator: Cranor, Franklin (fl. 1862-1865) Place Written: Murfreesboro, Tennessee Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 18 March 1863 Pagination: 2 p. ; 21.5 x 27.0 cm Order a Copy

re: Cranor acknowledges a letter from March 8 that he received. He comments again on the weather and the general review of the troops. He makes a few disparaging comments about boys who would not come unless drafted, but on the subject of such a draft writes that "Unkle sam never dose any thing but what is fare."

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