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to my dear brother [Miller A. Wright]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02691.11.070 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter Date: September 1864 Pagination: 4 p. : Height: 20.5 cm, Width: 25.9 cm Order a Copy

Personal letter from sister describing activities of various family members at home, and hoping that all is going well in the field. Among those mentioned is Miller's niece Octavia, author of item #67.

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