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Rodgers, Alden. (fl. 1864-) Receipt for casket and plate

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02744.206 Author/Creator: Rodgers, Alden. (fl. 1864-) Place Written: Hartford, CT Type: Autograph document Date: 18 June 1864 Pagination: 1 p. ; 22.6 x 12.8 cm. Order a Copy

She was charged $34.00 by the casket manufacturer.

Burpee, Thomas F., fl. 1861-1865

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