Weeks, John F. (fl. 1860) to sister Sarah Anne
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06728.054 Author/Creator: Weeks, John F. (fl. 1860) Place Written: Benton Barracks, MO Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 8 September 1863 Pagination: 1 p. ; 12.5 x 20.5 cm. Order a Copy
Gives instructions for distributing the objects he will be express mailing to her. Instructs her to keep the novels and to read the other books he's sending. Asks his sister to give the other things to his mother for preservation. Writes that the canteen he's sending was picked in Pea Ridge and the cup was carried from Rolla.
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