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Donahue, Thomas, fl. 1863 to Almira Winchell

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04706.07 Author/Creator: Donahue, Thomas, fl. 1863 Place Written: Brandy Station, Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 6 April 1864 Pagination: Order a Copy

Talks about some of the other people whom he is corresponding with. He jokes about the number of children they will have and a trip to the fortune teller. He wants to find out who started the rumors about him doing "Something else besides kissing..." while he was on furlough.

Winchell, Almira, fl. 1862-1865
Donahue, Thomas, fl. 1863

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