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Elmore, Bruce, fl. 1862-1865 to Libbie Elmore

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06588.278 Author/Creator: Elmore, Bruce, fl. 1862-1865 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1862 Pagination: 2 p. ; 13.5 x 20.5 cm. Order a Copy

Partial letter. He asks her to be punctual in her writing. He does not belive the war can last three years. That is impossible he says.

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