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

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03791.026 Author/Creator: Cranor, Franklin (fl. 1862-1865) Place Written: Nashville, Tennessee Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 28 April 1865 Pagination: 3 p. : envelope ; 20.4 x 25.6 cm Order a Copy

re: Cranor describes his move from Blue Springs back to Nashville and the somber mood present after Lincoln's assassination ("evry thing is dressed in mourning.") He writes that he talked to the "rebs" who said that they thought Johnson would be harder on them then Lincoln.

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