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Robinson, C.V., fl. 1870-1880 [Resolutions of condolence and mourning in honor of Dr. Richard W. Jeffery]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01896.111 Author/Creator: Robinson, C.V., fl. 1870-1880 Place Written: Petersburg, [Va.] Type: Manuscript signed Date: 1882/11/20 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 28 cm, Width: 22 cm Order a Copy

Resolutions of condolence and mourning in honor of Dr. Richard W. Jeffery, along with a newsclipping fragment of Jeffery's obituary. "Resolved, That, as a Faculty, we testify our sense of loss and acknowledge his worth by attending his funeral in a body; and that we wear the usual badge of mourning for thirty days." Signed by "C.V. Robinson, Secretary" and "James W. Claiborne, President."

Jeffery, Richard W., fl. 1855-1899
Claiborne, James, fl. 1882
Robinson, C.V., fl. 1882

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