Discusses the death of John Thel. Expresses his displeasure with his mother sharing his letters with Minntzel and Family, and indicates that if she continues to do so he will start writing to her in English so they cannot read the letters. Includes typed transcription. Title: Letter signed William Renken, Clear Creek near Corinth, Mississippi, to his father Henry Renken, Boonville, Mo., August 5, 1863 . 5 August 1863. Renken, William Augustus, approximately 1838-1890

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