Letter signed Alex [Alexander Badger], Ft. Vancouver, W.T. [Washington Territory], to his sister Alice [Alice E. Cayton], May 5, 1861
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Identifier: D01800
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- Badger Family Papers | Letter signed Alex [Alexander Badger], Ft. Vancouver, W.T. [Washington Territory], to his sister Alice [Alice E. Cayton]. Comments on the fight at Fort Sumter and the beginning of the Civil War. Expresses his opinion that it would be better to let the South go. States, "I feel alarmed for you all because St. Louis is likely to be the scene of much tumult and riot.", 1861 May 5
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