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Hon. E. B. Payne from Wells C. Morrill, Nov. 15, 1865

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Title	Hon. E. B. Payne from Wells C. Morrill, Nov. 15, 1865
Creator	Morriil, Wells C.
Description	Letter from Civil War soldier Wells C. Morrill to friend E.B. Payne with an account of promotions in Co. H of the Illinois 37th Infantry, and his negative reaction to negro suffrage.
Date	1865
Subject - LCA	United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 United States. Army. Illinois Infantry Regiment, 37th (1861-1866) Suffrage African Americans
Geographic Terms	Illinois; Houston (Tex.)
Source	Civil War & Slavery Collection (CW8286)
Rights	For more information on copyright or permissions for this image, please contact Grand Valley State University Special Collections at collections@gvsu.edu
Publisher	Grand Valley State University Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives, 1 Campus Drive, Allendale, MI, 49401
Type	text
Format	text/tif
Identifier	CW8286
Local collection	Abraham Lincoln, Civil War and Slavery

Title	Page 1
Rights	For more information on copyright or permissions for this image, please contact Grand Valley State University Special Collections at collections@gvsu.edu
Publisher	Grand Valley State University Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives, 1 Campus Drive, Allendale, MI, 49401
Type	text
Format	text/tif
Transcript	[Page 1] Houston, Texas Nov. 15th, 1865 Friend , Lt. or Copl. T. H. S. Payne recd. a letter from you a short time since. I had the pleasure of reading it . Am very glad to hear that you are prospering and cincerely hope you will continue to do so . I am well and enjoying good times for a Soldier & expect to be mustered as 1st Lt Co "H" 37" Ills.[Illinois] the last of this week if nothing happens. We have more than a few promotions of late and I suppose you know them as well as I but I will tell you as you may not
Local collection	Abraham Lincoln, Civil War and Slavery

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