Final preserved letter, written near Goldsboro
Item
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Title of the letter
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Final preserved letter, written near Goldsboro
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Author / Soldier
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Elias Burroughs
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Date written
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1865-03-30
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Type
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Correspondence
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Physical format
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Manuscript letter, single folio, ink
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Language
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en
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Subject headings
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Carolinas Campaign, 1865
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Soldiers — Iowa — Correspondence
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End of war
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Place written
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Near Goldsboro, North Carolina, United States
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Time period
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March 1865
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Transcription
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Mother — Word is the Rebs have nothing left. We expect to be paid off and sent home before the summer. I find I do not know what I will do when I am back. I have grown old in three years. But I am coming home, Mother. I am coming home.
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Rights statement
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Public domain in the United States. Illustrative content for prototype demonstration.
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Source / holding repo
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Iowa Soldiers' Letters Collection (illustrative entry — prototype)