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Tillotson, George W., 1830-1918 To his wife

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04558.007 Author/Creator: Tillotson, George W., 1830-1918 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 9 January 1862 Pagination: 4 p. ; 20 x 12.5 cm. Order a Copy

Washing clothes, food: "...sea buiskets which is a kind of very hard cracker. They taste pretty much like any other craker but I have about put my jaws out of joint chewing them but today they delt out pilot bread which is very much like soda crackers."

Tillotson, George W., 1830-1918

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