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Dewey, Orville S. to sister

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02161.110 Author/Creator: Dewey, Orville S. Place Written: Camp Barry, Washington D.C. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 30 December 1863 Pagination: 2 p. ; 20.6 x 13.3 cm. Order a Copy

He complains that Cassie only writes him once a month and says Christmas was a dreary day

Dewey, Orville S., fl. 1861-1902

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