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Wood, Matthew, fl. 1862-1865 to [William] Wood

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02176.28 Author/Creator: Wood, Matthew, fl. 1862-1865 Place Written: Gardner, Kansas Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 4 May 1866 Pagination: 4 p. ; 31.5 x 20 cm. Order a Copy

Written from Gardner, Kansas to his brother.

Wood, Matthew, fl. 1863-1919

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