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

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06588.271 Author/Creator: Elmore, Libbie, fl. 1861-1865 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 14 December 1862 Pagination: 6 p. ; 13.5 x 20.5 cm. Order a Copy

Last page is bigger. Once again she asks if Bruce can get a furlough. Eliza Ingersoll came by. Her son has the sore throat and she has a headache. Libbie sold some oats. One page of the letter appears to be written in a different hand but the author is unidentified.

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