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Item No. 107: Family Correspondence -- PLATTENBURG, Perry W. Autograph letter signed to Ellen S. Plattenburg, Louisville 5 February 1865, orig. mailing envelope. 2pp. "Dear Mother" "I quit staying with the Jews last week and am now clerking in a dry good store, the largest one in the city. … I wish you would tell Will I would like him to send me a certificate of enrollment or it is likely I will have to stand the draft here. He will have to send it right away if he sends it for the draft comes off next week I believe. …", 5 February 1865

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 17

Dates

  • Creation: 5 February 1865

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