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Sherzer, Edwin B. to Clara M. Miller

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05755.082 Author/Creator: Sherzer, Edwin B. Place Written: Nome, Alaska Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 27 April 1902 Pagination: 6 p. : envelope ; 21.2 x 13.8 cm. Order a Copy

Comments that "Nome has seen her best days and is a good place to get out of now."

Sherzer, Edwin B. (Edwin Berger), 1874-1955

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