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Bradford, Eugene to George F. Morse

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02180.44 Author/Creator: Bradford, Eugene Place Written: Coldwater, Michigan Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 26 January 1868 Pagination: 4 p. ; 21.7 x 26 cm. Order a Copy

a possible expedition to the "frontier," women and marriage, thoughts of war-time companions

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