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Brown, J.S., fl. 1864 to Mrs. Thomas Burpee

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02744.219 Author/Creator: Brown, J.S., fl. 1864 Place Written: Near Petersburg, VA Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1 August 1864 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 25 cm, Width: 18.5 cm Order a Copy

He heard that she was not satisfied with his last letter. writes that while he sufferred he made little complaint. He regrets that he was not with him at the moment of death as he had stepped out to get supper not realizing the end was so near.

Burpee, Thomas F., fl. 1861-1865

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