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Tillotson, Louisa, fl. 1861-1898 To George Tillotson

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04558.186 Author/Creator: Tillotson, Louisa, fl. 1861-1898 Place Written: Binghamton, [New York] Type: Autograph letter signed Date: February 15, 1862 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 20 cm, Width: 12.5 cm Order a Copy

Worried that her brother was in Battle of Roanoke Island. Scarlet Fever breaks out in the Tillotson's school district.

Tillotson, George W., 1830-1918

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