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Letter. [Oliver] Waldo [West], Headquarters, Cavalry Corps, Army of the Potomac, to "chére amie Lyra" [Sarah Stilson], Corning, New York

Date

1864 January 11
Part of: Sarah Stilson Correspondence
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West says that he has written his sister Mary a scolding letter, for her (apparent) gossip that he and Stilson were engaged: "Deuce take it! Almost every young lady I ever corresponded with, has been held up by some officious person or other as my 'intended'. I don't care anything about it on my own account . . . . But 'tis often quite unpleasant for a young lady to have such reports and innuendo floating about concerning her."

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Date
1864 January 11

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Also from Sarah Stilson Correspondence

Letter. [Oliver] W[aldo West], Headquarters, Cavalry Corps, Army of the Potomac [near Brandy Station, Virginia], to "My dear 'Lyra'" [Sarah Stilson], Corning, New York

Letter. [Oliver] W[aldo West], Headquarters, Cavalry Corps, Army of the Potomac [near Brandy Station, Virginia], to "My dear 'Lyra'" [Sarah Stilson], Corning, New York

Manuscript. [Sarah Stilson], Notes for a letter to Oliver Waldo West

Manuscript. [Sarah Stilson], Notes for a letter to Oliver Waldo West

Letter. [Oliver] W[aldo West], Headquarters, Cavalry Corps, Army of the Potomac, to "My dear Lyra" [Sarah Stilson], Nunda, New York

Letter. [Oliver] W[aldo West], Headquarters, Cavalry Corps, Army of the Potomac, to "My dear Lyra" [Sarah Stilson], Nunda, New York

Letter. [Oliver] Waldo [West], Camp, 1st New York Dragoons, to "Dearly beloved in the Equation" [Sarah Stilson], Corning, New York

Letter. [Oliver] Waldo [West], Camp, 1st New York Dragoons, to "Dearly beloved in the Equation" [Sarah Stilson], Corning, New York

Letter. H[enry] J. Gifford, near Spottsylvania Court House, Virginia, to "Friend Lyra" [Sarah Stilson]

Letter. H[enry] J. Gifford, near Spottsylvania Court House, Virginia, to "Friend Lyra" [Sarah Stilson]

Letter. Mary L. West, Dansville, New York to "Miss [Sarah] Stilson," Corning, New York

Letter. Mary L. West, Dansville, New York to "Miss [Sarah] Stilson," Corning, New York

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