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[Civil War envelope showing soldier holding 51st Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment flag with message "The star-flowering banner must never be furled, for its blossoms of light are the hope of the world"]
Summary
Addressed to Mrs. Danl. A. Wheeler, Perkinsville, Windsor County, Vermont; bears 3 cent stamp.
Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2012; (DLC/PP-2012:127).
pp/liljmem
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Date
01/01/1861
Contributors
Wills, M. R. (Morgan Reese), 1831-1908, publisher
Source
Library of Congress
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