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Sherzer, Edwin B. to Clara M. Miller

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05755.001 Author/Creator: Sherzer, Edwin B. Place Written: On the Steamer Discovery Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 15 May 1900 Pagination: 6 p. : envelope ; 23.3 x 16.9 cm. Order a Copy

re: Describing the scenery and the mood like the houses that covered are with heavy snow, Indian creeks that are streaming down the bay.

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

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