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Walbridge, Charles E., 1842-? to Louise Walbridge

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04663.43 Author/Creator: Walbridge, Charles E., 1842-? Place Written: Bermuda Hundred, Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 21 June 1864 Pagination: 2 p. : Order a Copy

A visit to the Petersburg lines, requests paintings done by Sarah and Louise, wonders why Lydia Walbridge still succumbs to "the humbug of spiritualism" after it has taken the lives of several of her children.

Walbridge, Charles E., 1842-?

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