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Burpee, Thomas Francis, 1830-1864 to Lucien Burpee

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02744.308 Author/Creator: Burpee, Thomas Francis, 1830-1864 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 6 March 1864 Pagination: 4 p. : Height: 13.5 cm, Width: 21.5 cm Order a Copy

He describes the scenery and daily life. He asks him about school and tells him to always help his mother and to become a good Christian man.

Burpee, Thomas F., fl. 1861-1865

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