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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06588.103 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: circa 1861-1864 Pagination: 2 p. ; 13.2 x 7.5 cm. Order a Copy

Either this is a letter draft or a partial letter. The author writes that he/she may ahve to destroy the recipient's letters as he/she has no place to keep them.

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