Letter, Edward C. Turner to John A. Washington III
- Containers:
- Box 1, Folder 4
- Abstract:
- Letter concerning affairs at Waveland and General Lee's family... "I have not succeeded as yet in getting you a horse--have seen a good many but such as the one you require is particularly [difficult] just at this time so many of the best horses having been taken by the mounted troops." "Remember us to Genl Lee & tell him we are daily expecting cousin Mary & her daughters here when for the present time is safety and if our position should become unsafe we will retreat with them to some out of the way place in the Mountains, Tell him to give himself no more concerns about his family after they join us, as we shall see that no harm befalls them."
- Language:
- English .
Access and use
- Location of collection:
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