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Thompson, Wilmot, fl. 1864-1901 to my dear wife

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02740.10 Author/Creator: Thompson, Wilmot, fl. 1864-1901 Place Written: Gallops Island Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 17 December 1864 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 12.7 cm, Width: 20.6 cm Order a Copy

He misses her as usual. He repeats his lonliness and wants her to write. He has been washing all the afternoon and has rubbed the skin off his fingers.

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