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Unknown 1 envelope

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02744.334 Author/Creator: Unknown Place Written: s.l. Type: Envelope Date: 1861-1877 Pagination: 1 envelope ; 14.5 x 10 cm. Order a Copy

With the words "In Case of Fire---Save this Box" written on it

Burpee, Thomas F., fl. 1861-1865

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