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Burpee, Thomas Francis, 1830-1864 to Mrs. Thomas F. Burpee

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02744.096 Author/Creator: Burpee, Thomas Francis, 1830-1864 Place Written: Camp near Fredericksburg, Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 20 November 1862 Pagination: 4 p. : envelope Height: 24.5 cm, Width: 19.4 cm Order a Copy

He writes that one of their men fell from a tree and dislocated his wrist. He reiterates that God gave him the greatest gift of all: her.

Burpee, Thomas F., fl. 1861-1865

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