Kennard, Joel S., 1819-? to William McBlair
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00722.20 Author/Creator: Kennard, Joel S., 1819-? Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: November 11, 1857 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 25 x 20 cm. Order a Copy
Sending a gift of liquor in hopes of good fortune. Kennard is setting off for the United States in command of the "W.G. Servis." For his own "better preservation" on the trip he sends McBlair a gift of several "cases of liquor." Written on board the barque "W.G. Servis," at the mouth of the "Kongo River."
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