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Title
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GLC03523.31.09: Ira Blanchard to Mary (Wright) Kellogg, 22 August 1861.
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Subject
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Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
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Description
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Blanchard writes to Mary Wright from Camp Tremont outside St. Louis. Thanks her for the magazine she sent him. Reports Confederate General Gideon J. Pillow has a strong army in the state. Says St. Louis is under martial law and a very dangerous place. Informs they are expecting an attack at any time. Letter is faded and the bottom portion of all four pages is missing.
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Creator
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Blanchard, Ira (b. 1835)
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Source
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The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History (Collection)
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Date
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22 August 1861
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Relation
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GLC03523
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Extent
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4 p. ; 15.3 x 25.8 cm.
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Language
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English
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Type
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Autograph letter signed