Yard Sale Collector Finds Piece of History

JACKSONVILLE BEACH, FL -- When Paul Gruenther isn't selling homes, he is searching for treasures.

"It's an adventure. Everybody loves a bargain," he said.

Gruenther scours garage sales every weekend and he often finds valuable artifacts, antiques and furniture. His entire home is filled with the purchases. But it was a piece of history that recently caught his eye.

He bought a little leather book of hymns at a garage sale for 50 cents. Handwritten inside, is the inscription "William N. Franklin, Sams Creeks, Maryland, September 19, 1885."

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