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Sherzer, Edwin B., fl. 1900-1902 to Clara M. Miller

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05755.002 Author/Creator: Sherzer, Edwin B., fl. 1900-1902 Place Written: Yakutat, Alaska Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 19 May 1900 Pagination: 4 p. : envelope ; 18.7 x 12.4 cm. Order a Copy

re: The moment he arrived, he didn't see any sign of life. But then later he saw 200 Indians and 25 whites and they were his roommates.

Sherzer, Edwin B. (Edwin Berger), 1874-1955

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