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

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04558.009 Author/Creator: Tillotson, George W., 1830-1918 Place Written: Hatteras Inlet, [North Carolina] Type: Autograph letter signed Date: January 27, 1862 Pagination: 4 p. : Height: 20.5 cm, Width: 12.5 cm Order a Copy

Raising tents, selling bread that he baked, size of expedition. Written on patriotic stationery. Encloses an envelope originally addressed to him as an example to his wife of how not to address envelopes.

Tillotson, George W., 1830-1918

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