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Contains 1 Result:

Ewell (Benjamin S.), at Williamsburg, Virginia, to General Richard S. Ewell, 1866 May 2

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 7, Object: 38
Identifier: id178971
Scope and Contents Amount to be paid by Richard, like Vicar of Wakefield to get rid of poor relations, but bid higher. Richard’s health might be better if he led more active life. See a good doctor. Perhaps go to Europe till political crisis is over. Charges of treason are nonsense. If Negroes restored to former position, love and good will will return. People in Williamsburg not working to support themselves, need Yankees here [near?] for industry. Send notes of campaigns. Lee was not a great leader! Wants...
Dates: 1866 May 2