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

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02744.155 Author/Creator: Burpee, Thomas Francis, 1830-1864 Place Written: New Bern, North Carolina Type: Autograph letter signed Date: February 16, 1864 Pagination: 7 p. : Height: 25 cm, Width: 19.5 cm Order a Copy

He writes of how his faith in God gets him through the trial of being separated from her.

Burpee, Thomas F., fl. 1861-1865

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