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To the women of New England [circular letter]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06866 Author/Creator: Place Written: Boston Type: Broadside Date: 1862-1865 ca. Pagination: 1 p. + addr 28 x 21.4 cm Order a Copy

Circular letter written to Chairman of the Selectmen of Eaton Grant, Mass. U.S. Sanitary Commission, explaining purpose and seeking national support.

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