[Transcript of Letter from David Fentress to Clara Fentress - December 7, 1864]

One of 211 letters in the series: The David W. Fentress Family Letters, 1856-1969 available on this site.

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Transcript of a letter from the David Fentress to "My Dear Wife" (Clara Fentress). The letter is badly faded. It appears to inform the recipient that the writer is about to take a trip of several days. The trip may have been delayed so he can "wait until all danger is past."

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Creator: Unknown. December 7, 1864.

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Transcript of a letter from the David Fentress to "My Dear Wife" (Clara Fentress). The letter is badly faded. It appears to inform the recipient that the writer is about to take a trip of several days. The trip may have been delayed so he can "wait until all danger is past."

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[1]p. ; 25 h x 20 w in cm.

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[Letter from David Fentress to Clara Fentress, December 7, 1864]

Letter from the David Fentress to "My Dear Wife" (Clara Fentress). The letter is badly faded. It appears to inform the recipient that the writer is about to take a trip of several days. The trip may have been delayed so he can "wait until all danger is past."

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[Letter from David Fentress to "My Dear Wife" Clara Fentress December 7, 1864],DWF_94-010-015 , ark:/67531/metapth160277

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[Transcript of Letter from David Fentress to Clara Fentress - December 7, 1864], letter, December 7, 1864; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth182686/: accessed April 30, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.

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