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Burpee, Thomas Francis, 1830-1864 to Mrs. Thomas F. Burpee

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02744.060 Author/Creator: Burpee, Thomas Francis, 1830-1864 Place Written: On the Nansemond, Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 29 May 1863 Pagination: 3 p. : envelope Height: 24.6 cm, Width: 19.5 cm Order a Copy

He writes that his camp is near the Portsmouth railroad. He misses his family terribly.

Burpee, Thomas F., fl. 1861-1865

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