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Belden, Josephine S., fl. 1862-1864 to Libby Kessler

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03523.52.53 Author/Creator: Belden, Josephine S., fl. 1862-1864 Place Written: Osceola, Indiana Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1 May 1864 Pagination: 4 p. : envelope Height: 18.4 cm, Width: 22.7 cm Order a Copy

Writes to her friend. Discusses traveling to Mishawaka, Indiana. Writes of the townspeople. The letter has a watermark on the top left hand corner.

Belden, Josephine S., fl. 1862-1864
Kessler, Libby, fl. 1862

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