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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02161.175 Author/Creator: Mattie Place Written: Augusta Type: Autograph letter signed Date: no date Pagination: 4 p. ; 25.5 x 20.3 cm. Order a Copy

Dated 20 March. He wants to return to Charleston and desperately wants to see her and Pauline. He especially wants to see her before she gets married. He mentions George and Hill.

Dewey, Orville S., fl. 1861-1902

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