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[Envelope addressed to Captain Thomas F. Burpeem artillery leu a 5th Regt. Conn. Militiia]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02744.394 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Envelope Date: 28 August 1861 Pagination: 1 p. : envelope Height: 9.6 cm, Width: 22.5 cm Order a Copy

Envelope addressed to Captain Thomas F. Burpeem artillery leu a 5th Regt. Conn. Militiia. Return address: Adjutant General's Office, Conneticticut, Official Business. Handwritten words in pencil across side of envelope: Lieut. Militia. Stamp has been cut off of envelope.

Burpee, Thomas F., fl. 1861-1865

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