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Tate, Jeremiah M., fl. 1829-1877 to Mary

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02082.62 Author/Creator: Tate, Jeremiah M., fl. 1829-1877 Place Written: Petersburg, Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: January 20, 1865 Pagination: 2 p. : + 55 envelopes Order a Copy

Written in pencil. Mentions that little mail has arrived from Alabama since Sherman captured that city.

Tate, Jeremiah M., fl. 1829-1877

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