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Wells, Edmund C., fl. 1864-1865 to Maria

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08311.01 Author/Creator: Wells, Edmund C., fl. 1864-1865 Place Written: Chicago, Illinois Type: Autograph letter signed Date: January 24, 1864 Pagination: 2 p. : + envelope Height: 20 cm, Width: 20.5 cm Order a Copy

arrived today. before she came there was a skirmish between Cleveland and Erie which killed six and wounded thirty. stopped at the Adams house and then went on to the European Hotel.

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