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Letter from Stephen Johnes to Lydia Johnes
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7
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October 21, 1794
Stephen Johnes writes from Camp Bedford to Lydia Johnes, his wife, about life as a solider in the army assembled to end the Whiskey Rebellion. Johnes expresses concerns over the fact that she has not received all of his letters, explains the march from Carlisle to Fort Pitt, and his desires to come home. "If I had but wings how soon would I see my all," as Johnes notes. Transcript included.
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I-BellW-1964-1
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Gift of Whitfield J. Bell Jr.