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Elmore, Bruce, fl. 1862-1865 to Libbie Elmore [incomplete]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06588.024 Author/Creator: Elmore, Bruce, fl. 1862-1865 Place Written: Suffolk, Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 23 April 1863 Pagination: 2 p. ; 18.2 x 11.2 cm. Order a Copy

There has not been so much firing of the gunboats lately. There is no immediate prospect of the Rebels making an attack.

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