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Hutson, Charles J. (1842-1902) to William F. Colcock

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08165.76 Author/Creator: Hutson, Charles J. (1842-1902) Place Written: Richmond, Virginia Type: Document signed Date: 6 September 1861 Pagination: 1 p. Order a Copy

Telegraph asking about the health of his fiancee Emmeline Colcock, who was William F. Colcock's daughter. She died of typhoid fever two days later. Hutson was a Corporal in the 1st South Carolina Infantry during the Civil War.

Hutson, Charles J., 1842-1902
Colcock, William Ferguson, 1804-1889
Colcock, Emmeline, 1841-1861

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