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[Civil War envelope showing shield with message "Shield of liberty"]
Summary
Addressed to Mr. Jas. H. Luther, Crown Point, Lake County, Indiana; 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
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Library of Congress
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