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Letter, George R. Price, Vermont, Fulton County, Illinois, to Abraham M. Price, New Winchester, Crawford County, Ohio, 1865 February 17

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 23
Identifier: MSN/CW 5110-23
Scope and Contents George Price writes about another "coming draft . . . this time the draft is much heavier than before and Eldorado has to bear its share and I think a little more[.]" The quota for the township is now at 31, he writes, and people voted to tax themselves to raise money to hire volunteers, before another man "offered to get Volunteers to fill our quota at $500 for each man[.] the offer was accepted $6500 were raised at a special meeting called for that purpose[.]" At the time of writing, 25 of...
Dates: 1865 February 17