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

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02744.203 Author/Creator: Burpee, Thomas Francis, 1830-1864 Place Written: Cold Harbor, Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 04 June 1864 Pagination: 6 p. : Height: 20.2 cm, Width: 12 cm Order a Copy

Copy of the original. Last letter home, writes about troop movements and assures wife of health. Was written near Cold Harbor, Virginia.

Burpee, Thomas F., fl. 1861-1865

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