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Summary
Addressed to Mrs. Wm. Rush, Fredricktown, Knox Co., Ohio; bears 3 cent stamp; postmarked Cairo, Ill., Sep. 12, 1862.
Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105).
pp/liljmem
The Liberty Bell, “Stars and Stripes” or “Old Glory”, the bald eagle, the Statue of Liberty, the national anthem, “The Star-Spangled Banner,” the Unce Sam, symbols of U.S. States and more.
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Date
01/01/1861
Contributors
Union Stationery Depot, publisher
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
No known restrictions on publication.
