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Burpee, Lucien, fl. 1860-1864 to Cousin (spelled Cosen)

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02744.303 Author/Creator: Burpee, Lucien, fl. 1860-1864 Place Written: Newport News, Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: January 1864 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 13.8 cm, Width: 21.5 cm Order a Copy

He writes he is in Newport News and is enjoying himself.

Burpee, Thomas F., fl. 1861-1865
Burpee, Lucien, fl. 1860-1864

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