Tripp, Lewis, fl. 1839-1861 to his parents
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03045 Author/Creator: Tripp, Lewis, fl. 1839-1861 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 10 December 1861 Pagination: 4 p. : Height: 20.6 cm, Width: 12.7 cm Order a Copy
Tripp writes, "I am well and hope you are enjoying the same blessing we hav marched from alizabeth town to camp nevins 13 miles when ther was 16 thousand marched from this plase on tords [sic] old Buckner [General Simon Buckner]..." Discusses sending money. Written on stationery with an image of George B. McClellan, accompanied by the text: "The Napoleon of America."
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