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[Great Central Fair for the Sanitary Commission envelope]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04640 Author/Creator: Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Envelope Date: 5 July 1864 Pagination: 1 envelope : illustrated Height: 8.3 cm, Width: 14.4 cm Order a Copy

Includes a printed scene depicting a wounded Union soldier in the foreground and a United States Sanitary Commission horse-drawn wagon in the background. Addressed to Charles G. Leland (possibly the noted author, journalist, and folklorist).

Leland, Charles Godfrey, 1824-1903

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