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Pankow, Wilhelmine, fl. 1863 to Sarah Ogden

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06559.117 Author/Creator: Pankow, Wilhelmine, fl. 1863 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 24 November 1863 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 20.5 cm, Width: 16.5 cm Order a Copy

Writes from Lebanon. Surmises that Mr. Hartman's letter was probably lost because the family received no response. Asks Ogden to send the family a photograph so that they may see the person so dedicated to the care of a total stranger.

Ogden, Sarah Morris Perot, 1831-1912

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