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[Letter from David Fentress to Clara Fentress, August 30, 1862] (Letter)

[Letter from David Fentress to Clara Fentress, August 30, 1862]

Letter from David Fentress to his wife, Clara recounting the news of the war; his movements; his assessment of the territory he has crossed and whether it would be good farm land; his and his friends health; what is being eaten; and finally declaring his devoted love for his wife and family.

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Fentress, David. [Letter from David Fentress to Clara Fentress, August 30, 1862], letter, August 30, 1862; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth160248/m1/1/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.

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