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Burpee, Thomas Francis, 1830-1864 to Henry E. Stevens

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02744.065 Author/Creator: Burpee, Thomas Francis, 1830-1864 Place Written: Bowers Hill, Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 08 June 1863 Pagination: 4 p. : envelope Height: 20 cm, Width: 27 cm Order a Copy

He is about six miles from Portsmouth. He spends his days bulding forts. He is living a better life than when they were in the Potomac Army.

Burpee, Thomas F., fl. 1861-1865

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