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Buttre, C.M., fl. 1862 to Rev. and Dear Brother

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02744.345 Author/Creator: Buttre, C.M., fl. 1862 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 22 March 1862 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 15.3 cm, Width: 19 cm Order a Copy

He arrived home and found all things well, is enclosing something for his daughter.

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Buttre, C.M., fl. 1862

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