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Burpee, Thomas Francis, 1830-1864 Diary for 1858

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02744.380 Author/Creator: Burpee, Thomas Francis, 1830-1864 Place Written: s.l. Type: Diary Date: 1858 Pagination: 144 p. ; 9 x 13.5 cm. Order a Copy

Mainly used as an accounting book but there are also brief descriptions of his days mixed in.

Burpee, Thomas F., fl. 1861-1865

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