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Elmore, Bruce, fl. 1862-1865 to Libbie Elmore

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06588.191 Author/Creator: Elmore, Bruce, fl. 1862-1865 Place Written: Fayetteville, NC Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 13 March 1865 Pagination: 4 p. : envelope Height: 12.7 cm, Width: 19 cm Order a Copy

They may go somewhere nearer the coast but they are not sure yet. Everyone is doing well and no one has been killed or wounded lately.

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