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Parbour, N.L., fl. 1861 to Thomas F. Burpee

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02744.240 Author/Creator: Parbour, N.L., fl. 1861 Place Written: Hartford Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 4 May 1861 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 21.8 cm, Width: 26 cm Order a Copy

He requests that Burpee send the commissioned officers to their office as his company will be designated Rifle C. J 5th Reg.

Burpee, Thomas F., fl. 1861-1865

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