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1858 circa

Leuty, Elizabeth, ?-1858

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Title: [Hair sample of Elizabeth Leuty]

Folded into a piece of paper on which is written, "Elizabeth's Leuty's Hair, died in the Lord May 30th, 1858." This item was originally housed in Gideon Savage's wooden chest (GLC01450.013.02) with others decimalized in GLC01450.013.

GLC01450.013.19

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