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Brown, J.S., fl. 1864 to Mrs. Thomas Burpee

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02744.220 Author/Creator: Brown, J.S., fl. 1864 Place Written: Near Petersburg, VA Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 9 October 1864 Pagination: 6 p. : envelope Height: 13.5 cm, Width: 21.3 cm Order a Copy

Trying to explain the high cost of shipping the body home. acting as a kind of middleman. But thinks he ought to be treated better. thinks it is unfair to expect him to pay the bill.

Burpee, Thomas F., fl. 1861-1865

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