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Wirt, I.D., fl. 1863 to Nancy S. Kessler

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03523.52.36 Author/Creator: Wirt, I.D., fl. 1863 Place Written: Delphi, Indiana Type: Autograph letter signed Date: February 16, 1864 Pagination: 4 p. : envelope Height: 19.7 cm, Width: 25.7 cm Order a Copy

Writes to his cousin from Camp Douglas. Discusses the cold weather. Describes shooting a gun and beating her father at target practice.

Wirt, I.D., fl. 1863
Kessler, Nancy S., fl. 1864

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