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Pearce, Frederic to Father

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00066.143 Author/Creator: Pearce, Frederic Place Written: Marietta, Ohio Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 21 August 1862 Pagination: 4 p. ; 20.2 x 12.7 cm. Order a Copy

Writes that he was exempted from the draft due to poor eyesight. Discusses church finances. Also describes ruins at Harper's Ferry. Written on blue paper. Page 4 is cross-written.

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