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- Liz Bezera on 7 February 1864: “to place helpless women in such a position as this! none but a base grovelling covetous yankee would do it.”
- fletches on 3 February 1864: “You will consider yourself under arrest …”
- Liz Bezera on 3 February 1864: “You will consider yourself under arrest …”
- Liz Bezera on 27 January 1864: “Dear relatives and friends I once more take up my pent to write you a few lines to inform you that I am as yet among the living.”
- Buck Lawler on 22 December 1863: “I have not broken the seal to my bottle of brandy yet and am going to try and hold on to it until Christmas morning, when it will be compelled to be opened”
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7 September 1861: “Aunt Mary arrived here from Newbern last week. the Yankee droved her from it …”
Item description: Twelve-year-old Susie Mallett writes this letter to her relatives in Chapel Hill while her father, Peter Mallett, served in the 3rd North Carolina Infantry. In the letter, Susie notes the arrival of her aunt Mary Mallett from New … Continue reading
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Tagged Chapel Hill, New Bern, Peter Mallett, refugees, Susie Mallett
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