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On board steamer Palestine letter

Wilson's Creek National Battlefield

A 19th century letter beginning:
On board steamer Palestine  
Nashville, Tennessee  
January 7, 1865  
Mrs. Villa C. Kendall  
My dear wife,  
This morning finds me not very well as I have caught a very bad cold and my head ached so last night I could hardly sleep, but though I did not sleep all night, I dreamed of my absent and dearly loved wife.

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