Correspondence, 1864.

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Correspondence, 1864.

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One letter, dated Nov. 16, 1864, addressed to "friend Hez" mailed from Watertown (NY). The letter describes the snow, a house full of relatives, and fears of raids from Canada. Politically he mentions mass meetings, stump s(p)eaking (campaign speeches), a calm election in Jefferson County (NY) for Gov. Horatio Seymour, and "Hurray for Abe (Lincoln). He mentions that Gus Alexander and Hez were drafted into the Gov. Seymour Guards. Gus is at Homeopathic Medical Hospital in New York City.

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