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Dewey, Orville S., fl. 1861-1902 to Mary "Mollie" McLean

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02161.087 Author/Creator: Dewey, Orville S., fl. 1861-1902 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 22 July 1863 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 24.5 cm, Width: 19.4 cm Order a Copy

He says he'd rather shoot copperheads than Southerners because copperheads are disgracing the North. They are in Philadelphia and he thinks Philadelphians are the friendliest people.

Dewey, Orville S., fl. 1861-1902

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