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

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02744.098 Author/Creator: Burpee, Thomas Francis, 1830-1864 Place Written: Camp near Fredericksburg, Virginia Type: Autograph letter Date: 22 November 1862 Pagination: 4 p. : envelope Height: 24.5 cm, Width: 19.5 cm Order a Copy

He is anxious for Lucien to attend school. He writes that he feels the sufferings of his fellow soldiers. Notes that enemy is in Fredricksburg.

Burpee, Thomas F., fl. 1861-1865

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