John Bruke Letters

Letter from John Burke to Mary Buke February 23th, 1862, in Brooklyn New York Us steamer Massachusetts, as a Gorverment witness  

he tells his wife about the prizes they capered, a women found with coffee, lead soap, and other articles and five other men one was shot and john expected him to die.  he stated that was a valuable heist worth fifty thousand dollars. He Senet $20 to Mary this was half is months pay

 John burke signed the letter from your husband John Burke. Direct James Burke Us steamer Massachusetts Brooklyn New York

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