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At the Institute’s core is the Gilder Lehrman Collection, one of the great archives in American history. More than 85,000 items cover five hundred years of American history, from Columbus’s 1493 letter describing the New World through the end of the twentieth century.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08502.1 Author/Creator: Unknown Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1862 Pagination: 4 p. + envelope ; 12.8 x 20.6 cm. Order a Copy

includes envelope that reads 11th Regiment Mass. Volunteers

describes a battle in which 2,000 soldiers are taken prisoners. warns him not to show the letter to anyone.

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