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Wells, Edmund C. (fl. 1864-) to Maria

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08311.04 Author/Creator: Wells, Edmund C. (fl. 1864-) Place Written: Webster City Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 13 February 1865 Pagination: 2 p. + envelope ; 13.5 x 21.3 cm. Order a Copy

arrived at his next destination on Thursday night. saw a lot of farms with horses and witnessed the slaying of a few chickens. from there he went to Homer which he described as dreary. is now in Webster City.

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