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Walbridge, Charles E., 1842-? to mother

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04662.115 Author/Creator: Walbridge, Charles E., 1842-? Place Written: Charleston, South Carolina Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1865/12/1 Pagination: 3 p. : Order a Copy

He asks his mother to buy Christmas presents for him to give to the rest of the family. Tomorrow is Thanksgiving in Charleston, "But the southern people know nothing about our time honored anniversary. Thanksgiving is pre-eminently a New England institution."

Walbridge, Charles E., 1842-?

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