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Burpee, Thomas Francis (1830-1864) to Mrs. Thomas F. Burpee

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02744.022 Author/Creator: Burpee, Thomas Francis (1830-1864) Place Written: Camp Kearney Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 15 September 1862 Pagination: 7 p. : envelope ; 17.8 x 14.2 cm. Order a Copy

On Capitol Hill. She stopped in Baltimore and Philadelphia on the way there.

Burpee, Thomas F., fl. 1861-1865

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