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[Envelope addressed to George Wortham]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02233.18 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Envelope Date: 1862 circa Pagination: 1 envelope Height: 8 cm, Width: 15.5 cm Order a Copy

Envelope addressed to Major George Wortham as Commander of a Battalion at Point of Rock. (May be the envelope that contained GLC02233.17.)

Wortham, George, fl. 1823-1883

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