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Dear Brother James and My Own Dear Child

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03523.41.143 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Header Record Date: circa 1864 Pagination: 2 items Order a Copy

Two letters to James A. Morrison from his sister and mother circa 1864.

Morrison, James A. fl. 1862-1864
Perry, Rebecca, fl. 1864
Morrison, Mary, fl. 1864

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