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Larry Purtell
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From the Charlotte Democrat. Charlotte NC. July 14, 1863.
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"My goal is to live forever. So far, so good.
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Phil Andrade
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Larry,
That’s a pretty sober account, isn’t it ?
No silly polemic here : a rather cautiously worded rendition carrying the implication that things might not have gone so well.
Regards, Phil
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"Egad, sir, I do not know whether you will die on the gallows or of the pox!"
"That will depend, my Lord, on whether I embrace your principles or your mistress."
Earl of Sandwich and John Wilkes
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Larry Purtell
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Quote: Larry,
That’s a pretty sober account, isn’t it ?
No silly polemic here : a rather cautiously worded rendition carrying the implication that things might not have gone so well.
Regards, Phil
Maybe getting the home front folks ready for news that isn't so flattering to Southern arms? Newspapers in North Carolina were much more balanced in their reporting than Richmond VA counter parts.
Larry.
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