Alex M. Bedford

On July 14, 1863, Alex M. Bedford writes from Johnson’s Island, near Sandusky City, Ohio, to his wife Mary E. Bedford. Alex writes of being troubled by Mary’s last letter, in which she “spoke of the death of my nearest & best friends[.] Why cannot the Federal authorities stop it[?]” Alex advises Mary to go to Kentucky to stay with relatives until times get better at home, although he regrets that the children must be taken out of school. He advises Mary to get a permit to visit him with the help of Robert Wilson, W.P. Hall, “or some other Union man of influence.”

July 14, 1863

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Alex M. Bedford
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Andrew County, Missouri

State Historical Society of Missouri – Columbia

Bedford Family Papers, 1849-1870, C2610: f. 9, June 28, 1863-September 13, 1863

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