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John Fanshaw

Birth: unknownDeath: unknown31 October 1864 letter reports baptism after Patrick’s visit.Baptism is reported; exact day and life dates not established.

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Letters from Indian Ridge: A Currituck Father Writes to His Son

From Indian Ridge, Joseph B. Morgan sent his son news of raids, illness, harvests and home. Read five complete letters from 1863–1864, reproduced with permission of the VMI Archives.