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Unknown to Brother

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03057.08 Author/Creator: Unknown Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 21 October 1861 Pagination: 1 p. ; 17.2 x 8.3 cm. Order a Copy

Partial letter. Only first few lines remain, rest is torn off. He begins by saying that he is writing to let his brother know he is well.

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