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At the Institute’s core is the Gilder Lehrman Collection, one of the great archives in American history. More than 85,000 items cover five hundred years of American history, from Columbus’s 1493 letter describing the New World through the end of the twentieth century.

Porter, Charles B. (fl. 1860-) to Brother Henry

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02172.43 Author/Creator: Porter, Charles B. (fl. 1860-) Place Written: Brookster Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 14 April 1863
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He is now heading cattle. He talks about the land and how much each cow costs.

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