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Flinn, Sam, fl. 1861 to Richard H. Jackson

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07705.397 Author/Creator: Flinn, Sam, fl. 1861 Place Written: Frederick City, MD Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 16 December 1861 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 13.2 cm, Width: 21 cm Order a Copy

He writes that they have been marching for a while. He likes their current stop (Frederick City) because there are several large stores and good-looking girls.

Flinn, Sam, fl. 1861

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