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Rifenburgh, Peter E., 1843-1863 to brother

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08914.004 Author/Creator: Rifenburgh, Peter E., 1843-1863 Place Written: Baltimore, Maryland Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 23 October 1862 Pagination: 3 p. : Height: 20.5 cm, Width: 25.9 cm Order a Copy

Is well at the present; had a bad cold but feels better now. Got a letter from Lewis Brooks. Misses the cider from back home. Does not want to simply sit out the winter. Has started to get pretty cold at the camp. Written in Camp Millington

Rifenburgh, Peter E., 1843-1863
Brooks, Louis, fl. 1862-1876

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