Letter : Georgetown, D.C., to [Catharine Eliot Norton], 1862 Feb. 28.

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Letter : Georgetown, D.C., to [Catharine Eliot Norton], 1862 Feb. 28.

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Letter written Feb. 28, 1862 from Georgetown, D.C., by Norton to his mother, Catharine Eliot Norton, discussing the excitement in Washington at the movement of the Union army to the Upper Potomac, his view that the conflict would be long and that the South would be punished by horrible devastation, and his opposition to government control of the railroad, telegraph, and all war news.

1 item (1 folded sheet (4 p.)) ; 24 cm.

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