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- GLC#
- GLC06582.08-View header record
- Type
- Letters
- Date
- March 2, 1862
- Author/Creator
- Williams, George M., fl. 1862
- Title
- to his wife
- Place Written
- Richmond, Virginia
- Pagination
- 1 p. :
- Primary time period
- Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
- Sub-Era
- The American Civil War
Attributing alternating cold and warm weather as the cause, he writes that he is suffering from a slight touch of rheumatism. He mentions meeting Uncle Jack who looked frozen (from the cold) and John. He supposes they got home safely. He describes how the city was "astir with excitement" when some prominent citizens were arrested for allegedly belonging to a Union association whose object was to restore the old form of government. He asks her to write back on how she and the baby are doing. Lastly, he mentions that he will write to his aunt the following day.
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