Cravath, Erastus Milo, 1833-1900 to George May Powell
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00687.266 Author/Creator: Cravath, Erastus Milo, 1833-1900 Place Written: Nashville, Tennessee Type: Autograph letter signed Date: May 16, 1892 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; 26.3 x 19.9 cm. Order a Copy
He thanks him for his comments on the work at Fisk. He sends condolences on the death of his brother. They are now building a Fisk Memorial Library. The author was one of the founders of Fisk University, an early African-American school of higher learning.
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