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

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06588.258 Author/Creator: Elmore, Bruce, fl. 1862-1865 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1862 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 13.5 cm, Width: 20.5 cm Order a Copy

He writes that he can't wait to see Libbie and writing is his only way of visiting her. He received a letter from his cousin and grandmother.

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