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Stafford, Robert H., fl. 1837-1866 to Sister

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02618.026 Author/Creator: Stafford, Robert H., fl. 1837-1866 Place Written: Near Bunker Hill Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 29 September 1862 Pagination: 2 p. ; 18 x 22 cm. Order a Copy

Writes that he hopes for peace but notes that Lincoln has called for 400,000 more troops.

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