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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02743.32 Author/Creator: Unknown Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1861-1877 Pagination: 4 p. ; 26.5 x 21.5 cm. Order a Copy

The author describes his current surroundings in Northern New York. A page may be missing as there is no greeting or date.

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