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Cameron, Simon (1799-1889) to S. Shock

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05603.01.05 Author/Creator: Cameron, Simon (1799-1889) Place Written: Middletown Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 17 July 1840 Pagination: 1 p. ; 24.5 x 19.5 cm. Order a Copy

Agrees to become security for Shock's bond.

Cameron served as United States Secretary of War for Abraham Lincoln at the start of the Civil War.

Cameron, Simon, 1799-1889
Shock, S., fl. 1840

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