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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.

Boston, John W. (fl. 1862-1865) to husband (John Boston)

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09315.41 Author/Creator: Boston, John W. (fl. 1862-1865) Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1864 Pagination: 1 p. ; 20.7 x 33 cm. Order a Copy

trying to figure out where they will live. has an idea to sell their land and buy some property elsewhere. wants to see him so bad.

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