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Kendall, Sarah, fl. 1861-1867 [Civil War correspondence of Sarah Kendall] [Decimalized .01- .85]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02915 Author/Creator: Kendall, Sarah, fl. 1861-1867 Place Written: Various Places Type: Header Record Date: 1861-1867 Pagination: 86 items + 37 envelopes Order a Copy

Collection of seventy-nine letters to and from Sarah Kendall of New Lebanon, New York, 1860-1867. Most of her correspondents are Union Soldiers during the Civil War. Also includes 1 photograph, 2 newspaper clippings, several diary pages, and ephemera including dried leaves, small rocks, and a decorative cloth heart.

Kendall, Sarah, fl. 1861-1867

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