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What a name…
February 13, 2010 by TimHughes · 1 Comment
The “Illustrated London News” from England, August 16, 1862, contains a report headed “Sir E.P. Coffin”. The simply last name is interesting but not terribly unusual. It’s his full hyphenated last name which intrigues.
Filed under: Civil War, The 19th Century, Unusual, Fun & Bizarre
Tagged: humor, Illustrated London News

