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Clapp, Rev. C.W., fl. 1862 to Thomas W. Thayer

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02744.224 Author/Creator: Clapp, Rev. C.W., fl. 1862 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 25 September 1862 - 23 November 1863 Pagination: 6 p. : Height: 15.5 cm, Width: 29 cm Order a Copy

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Burpee, Thomas F., fl. 1861-1865

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