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

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02744.106 Author/Creator: Burpee, Thomas Francis (1830 -1864) Place Written: Camp near Falmouth, Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 07 December 1862 Pagination: 4 p. : envelope ; 24.5 x 19.5 cm. Order a Copy

He writes that sickness like Typhoid Fever has been claiming the lives of their men. Thirty have died. He talks about the advantages of getting a tenement.

Burpee, Thomas F., fl. 1861-1865

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