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C.W.B., fl. 1860 untitled

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02744.295 Author/Creator: C.W.B., fl. 1860 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph manuscript Date: 5 March 1929 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 18.8 cm, Width: 22 cm Order a Copy

He mentions's father's condition and Lucien's eye problems. Could be part of a letter.

Burpee, Thomas F., fl. 1861-1865

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