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Elmore, Libbie, fl. 1861-1865 to Bruce Elmore

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06588.313 Author/Creator: Elmore, Libbie, fl. 1861-1865 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1863 Pagination: 2 p. ; 21 x 13.5 cm. Order a Copy

She imagines what it would be like to eat his hard tack. Earlier she sent him some poetry that Uncle Daniel's children had sent her. She is praying for his safety.

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