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At the Institute’s core is the Gilder Lehrman Collection, one of the great archives in American history. More than 85,000 items cover five hundred years of American history, from Columbus’s 1493 letter describing the New World through the end of the twentieth century.

Mother, fl. 1860-1867 to Frank

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08291.19 Author/Creator: Mother, fl. 1860-1867 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 16 September 1864 Pagination: 3 p. ; 13.5 x 22.5 cm. Order a Copy

He is hoping he can come home where it is more comfortable...illegible.

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