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Stone, E. Wyman, fl. 1861-1864 [Document granting Wyman Stone a furlough]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02182.01 Author/Creator: Stone, E. Wyman, fl. 1861-1864 Place Written: Worcester, Massachussetts Type: Autograph document signed Date: 4 August 1861 Pagination: 1 p. : envelope + newspaper clipping Height: 19.8 cm, Width: 14.5 cm Order a Copy

Furlough document includes illustrated envelope of a woman sewing beneath the flag and newspaper clipping relating to the interment of Mrs. Winthrop E. Stone, wife of a former Purdue president.

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