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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00687.243 Author/Creator: Unknown Place Written: Lexington, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: August 25, 1866 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 19.9 cm, Width: 12.6 cm Order a Copy

He writes about being in school and taking Bible classes. He hopes to see George May Powell before long as it has been a year. Letter might be written by Samuel Wells Powell to unknown recipient.

Powell, George May, 1835-1905
Powell, Samuel Wells, fl. 1866-1867

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