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Elmore, Libbie, fl. 1861-1865 to Bruce Elmore

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06588.270 Author/Creator: Elmore, Libbie, fl. 1861-1865 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1862 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 16.5 cm, Width: 19 cm Order a Copy

David is sick with the sore throat. She saw a pedler she knows last night. She tells of an incident with the infamous Kniffin.

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