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Parrott, Henry C. to Sophia Parrott

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03858.02.08 Author/Creator: Parrott, Henry C. Place Written: Murfreesboro, Tennessee Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 19 February 1863 Pagination: 2 p. ; 24.8 x 19.7 cm. Order a Copy

All the rain has made the roads very muddy and nearly impassable. He expects to paid soon. He was playing ball with the other men but paused to write.

Parrott, Henry C
Parrott, Sophia
Parrott, Margaret
Parrott, John A
Morgan, ?
Post, Philip Sidney, 1833-1895
Rosencrans, ?
Vallandingham, fl. 1861-1877
Bragg, fl. 1862-1865
Grose, William, 1812-1900

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