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Hughes, Mary, fl. 1862 to Alfred Hughes

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02166.068 Author/Creator: Hughes, Mary, fl. 1862 Place Written: Camp Chase, Ohio Type: Autograph letter signed Date: September 16, 1862 Pagination: 4 p. : Order a Copy

Behavior of their son Tommy and news of the other children; making clothes for her husband; her health.

Hughes, Mary, fl. 1862
Hughes, Alfred, fl. 1862-1864

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