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Naglee, H.M., fl. 1863 Permission granted to Mrs. Adeline Burpee and daughter to come to Fort Monroe

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02744.363 Author/Creator: Naglee, H.M., fl. 1863 Place Written: Norfolk, VA Type: Autograph document Date: 14 September 1863 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 19 cm, Width: 13 cm Order a Copy

Official permission from the head quarters of the military governor.

Burpee, Thomas F., fl. 1861-1865

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