[Transcript of Letter from Maud C. Fentress to David Fentress, February 3, 1862]
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- 1862-02-03
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Transcript of a letter from Maud Fentress to her son, David Fentress telling him about day to day life. In her letter, she discusses the rising cost of goods and crops, and she also comments on the deaths of soldiers in the war, and asks him not to enlist. Towards the end of the letter, she gives him financial advice and includes the price of several commodities.
[4]p. ; 25 x 38 cm
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Fentress, Maud C
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Military and War - Wars - Civil War
Agriculture - Farming - Cotton
Agriculture - Farming
Business, Economics and Finance - Medicine - Hospitals
Military and War - Camps
Military and War - United States Armed Forces - United States Army
Social Life and Customs - Food and Cooking
Business, Economics and Finance
Landlord
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Death
Grief
People - Ethnic Groups - African Americans
Freedmen
Business, Economics and Finance - Real Estate
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- Fentress, Maud C. [Transcript of Letter from Maud C. Fentress to David Fentress, February 3, 1862]. 1862-02-03. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth182714/. (Accessed December 9, 2023.)
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- Fentress, Maud C, (1862-02-03) [Transcript of Letter from Maud C. Fentress to David Fentress, February 3, 1862]. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth182714/
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- Fentress, Maud C. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America <https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth182714/>.