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

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02744.185 Author/Creator: Burpee, Thomas Francis, 1830-1864 Place Written: Portsmouth, VA Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 09 May 1864 Pagination: 4 p. : envelope Height: 20.3 cm, Width: 25.8 cm Order a Copy

He writes that the goverment bonds are far safer than Bissell Bank. Encamped outside Portsmouth in a very dry area. she believes his letter to Alonzo was very severe.

Burpee, Thomas F., fl. 1861-1865

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