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The cipher Van Lew used to send messages to Union commanders

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1698013


Item data

Title

The cipher Van Lew used to send messages to Union commanders

Collection

Elizabeth Van Lew papers
Photographs

Date / Origin

Date Created: 1862 - 1901

Library Location

Manuscripts and Archives Division
Shelf locator: MssCol 3135

Subjects

Richmond (Va.) -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
Cipher

Genres

Photographs

Identifiers

NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b11992509
Archives ID: 3135
Archives EAD ID: 1026587
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): acce9040-c618-012f-81d2-58d385a7bc34

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Type Of Resource

Still Image

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MLA format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "The cipher Van Lew used to send messages to Union commanders" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1862 - 1901. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/acce9040-c618-012f-81d2-58d385a7bc34

APA format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. (1862 - 1901). The cipher Van Lew used to send messages to Union commanders Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/acce9040-c618-012f-81d2-58d385a7bc34

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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "The cipher Van Lew used to send messages to Union commanders" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 18, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/acce9040-c618-012f-81d2-58d385a7bc34

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