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[Letter from Maud C. Fentress, Janurary 15, 1864]

Description: Letter from M. C. (Maud) Fentress to her family regarding the loss of a package of letters that were being brought to her by Captain Hawood and her worries because she has not heard from her son David. Her area has not experience raids for several months, but she expects that to change. She writes about the taking of "Savanah" (Savannah, Georgia). She says that the former slaves continue to leave to join up with the Yankees. She sends an update on family and friends, where they are, what they a… more
Date: January 15, 1864
Creator: Fentress, Maud C.
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[Letter from O. G. Bacon to Hamilton K. Redway, June 8, 1864]

Description: Letter from O.G. Bacon to Hamilton K. Redway which discusses the the current happenings in Bacon's life and in the county he lives in. He tell Redway of a job offer he has taken and of the bountiful wheat and fruit crops. Bacon furthers that the two should continue to correspond to one another. In the letter's closing, he and his wife send their love to Redway's wife and family. Bacon wrote this letter to Redway while he was living in Rheatown, Tennessee.
Date: June 8, 1864
Creator: Bacon, O. G.
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