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circa 1861-1864
Burpee, Thomas Francis, 1830-1864
to Charley
Glad they went to visit their aunts. He heard that the hotel they stayed in burned up a few days after they left.
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Sends kisses
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to Lucien
Tells him to be good and help his mother.
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to Charlie
Asks him to write.
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Hopes he will see both his sons again and that they grow up to be good men.
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He heard he got a cut on his head and asks if it is better.
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He tells him to be a good boy and fight the rebels hard.
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He tells him to be a good boy and love his mother
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30 January 1863
So glad he is learning to read and write. He asks about Sunday school. Written in a camp near Fredericksburg.
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to Mrs. Thomas F. Burpee
In pencil, Children's 1863-4, is written at the top.
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