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NARA 459

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Evansville Ind June 8th 1873 

A.C. Howe Dear Sir

I received a letter from Mr Case stated you have the money from Bill Wilson, 
discharge and also stated that he had writed to you that Bill Wilson had one daughter living in Evansville Marriage to John D. Miller. I am the oled Child. I have one more sister living in Union City Tenn. I moved from Hickman Feb 20the 1872. The discharge was my brother Benjamin Wilson, he died in one week after being discharge, he died in [[strikethrough]] Calm [[/strikethrough]] in Columbia Ky. he was discharge the 25 day of February 1866 at Little Rock Ark. and after he died my Father taken charge of his Papers, and than in a short time my Father died then the discharge was gaven to [[strikethrough]] my [[/strikethrough]] me by my father two days before he died  He died in my house and my husband put him away. I have the discharge here with me, and if you wish to look at it I will send it to you. I am Marriage and has got Children to take [[strikethrough]] Ker [[/strikethrough]] Care of. My husband paid a great deal of money for my father and brother he paid Thine Dactor Bill, and also put them away.  I would be very thankfull to you if you would look after this for me 

I [[strikethrough]] R [[/strikethrough]] will remain your true Friend
Mrs Jennie Miller

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