[Letter from L. D. Bradley to Minnie Bradley - April 29, 1865]

One of 299 letters in the series: L. D. Bradley Papers, 1859-1887 available on this site.

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Letter from L. D. Bradley to Minnie Bradley, dated April 29, 1865 and sent from Galveston, in which he writes about his concern for her health, mentions the death of President Lincoln and his presumptions about its effect on the war.

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[4] p. ; 27 cm.

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Bradley, L. D. April 29, 1865.

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Letter from L. D. Bradley to Minnie Bradley, dated April 29, 1865 and sent from Galveston, in which he writes about his concern for her health, mentions the death of President Lincoln and his presumptions about its effect on the war.

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[4] p. ; 27 cm.

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Bradley, L. D. [Letter from L. D. Bradley to Minnie Bradley - April 29, 1865], letter, April 29, 1865; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth619471/: accessed December 5, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Pearce Museum at Navarro College.

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