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Rifenburgh, Peter E., 1843-1863 to Brother

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08914.008 Author/Creator: Rifenburgh, Peter E., 1843-1863 Place Written: Hampton, Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 23 November 1862 Pagination: 2 p. : envelope ; 19.3 x 24.0 cm. Order a Copy

Letter also includes a small $1 pink ticket for the steamboat A.G. Brown. Left Newport News yesterday for Fort Monroe. Will go to Norfolk to get some coal. Has a "very bad" cold, but is recovering. Written at Fort Monroe.

Rifenburgh, Peter E., 1843-1863
Brooks, Louis, fl. 1862-1876

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