Letter from Louis Wyeth in Guntersville, Alabama, to Governor Robert Miller Patton.
In the letter Wyeth asks the governor to assist the three thousand destitute citizens in Marshall County, most of whom are near starvation. He plans to seek aid in cities such as Nashville, Louisville, and Cincinnati, but he will need money to pay for the transportation of the provisions back to Ala...
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Alabama Department of Archives and History
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| Summary: | In the letter Wyeth asks the governor to assist the three thousand destitute citizens in Marshall County, most of whom are near starvation. He plans to seek aid in cities such as Nashville, Louisville, and Cincinnati, but he will need money to pay for the transportation of the provisions back to Alabama. (This letter is related to a telegram from W. Clark to Governor Patton on April 29, 1866.) |
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