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[Civil War envelope showing wreath with message "Give this wreath to the brave, who their country would save"]
Summary
Addressed to Rachel Ann Taylor, Gum Tree Post Office, Chester County, Penn., care Israel Taylor; postmarked Hyattstown, Md.
Notations on recto: Soldier's letter; In haste.
Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2012; (DLC/PP-2012:127)
pp/liljmem
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Date
01/01/1861
Contributors
Magee, James, -1867?, publisher
Source
Library of Congress
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