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[Civil War envelope for U.S. Christian Commission showing carrier pigeon with letter]
Summary
Addressed to Miss Jane McDongall, Elmira, Chemung Co. N.Y.; postmarked Washington, D.C.; bears 3 cent stamp.
Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105).
Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs (Library of Congress).
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Date
01/01/1861
Contributors
United States Christian Commission, funder/sponsor
Source
Library of Congress
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No known restrictions on publication.
