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Epperson, Lucy D., 1829-1907. Letter, 5 Nov. 1864. 2 pp.
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In a letter dated 5 Nov. 1864 to her cousin Ivy Welton of Clay County, Missouri, Lucy D. Epperson of Clintonville, Bourbon County, Kentucky shares family news and describes the impact of the war on local slaves. She discusses the slaves acquired by Mary R. McDonald during an estate division, noting that one had died in the Union Army. She observes that many local slaves, both men and women, had flocked to Union camps only to find their freedom through death by disease. She also reports the recent deaths of two children of "Unkle Solomon" (Tevebaugh) and states that the "Vanmeter boys," two local Confederate soldiers, "are in prison yet."