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Burpee, Thomas Francis, 1830-1864 to Charley

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02744.317 Author/Creator: Burpee, Thomas Francis, 1830-1864 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: circa 1861-1864 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 13.6 cm, Width: 21.3 cm Order a Copy

Glad they went to visit their aunts. He heard that the hotel they stayed in burned up a few days after they left.

Burpee, Thomas F., fl. 1861-1865

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