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Sherzer, Edwin B. to Clara M. Miller

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05755.022 Author/Creator: Sherzer, Edwin B. Place Written: Nome, Alaska Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 11 October 1900 Pagination: 12 p. : envelope ; 23.3 x 16.0 cm. Order a Copy

re: Received her letter. Very descriptive about the weather. Describes dogs and dog fights. Talks little about their new house. Got little emotional about each other's feelings.

Sherzer, Edwin B. (Edwin Berger), 1874-1955

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