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

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06588.295 Author/Creator: Elmore, Bruce, fl. 1862-1865 Place Written: Upton Hill, VA Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 18 January 1863 Pagination: 6 p. : envelope ; 13.5 x 20.5 cm. Order a Copy

He and Willard went down to Fairfax where they discovered the seminary had been turned into a hospital. He describes the history of the building. Frank Hotchings came to visit him and Willard.

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