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Stanton, Edwin M. (Edwin McMasters), 1814-1869 to Edwards Pierrepoint

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01428 Author/Creator: Stanton, Edwin M. (Edwin McMasters), 1814-1869 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: May 7, 1867 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 20.2 cm, Width: 12.6 cm Order a Copy

Stanton, Secretary of War, updates Pierrepont regarding the activities of Mrs. Pierrepont, who was visiting Washington, D. C. Denies charges leveled in the Tyler case, in which a woman claimed property injury sustained from "Yankee barbarians."

Pierrepont, Edwards, 1817-1892
Stanton, Edwin M. (Edwin McMasters), 1814-1869
Pierrepont, Edwards, Mrs., fl. 1867

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