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Hamlin, Hannibal, 1809-1891 to Jabez True

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02111 Author/Creator: Hamlin, Hannibal, 1809-1891 Place Written: Augusta, Maine Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 16 July 1847 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 26 cm, Width: 21 cm Order a Copy

Discusses delegates elected to the national convention and gives the number of ballots for each. Written on blue paper. Recipient name from later penciled note on verso.

Hamlin, Hannibal, 1809-1891
True, Jabez, fl. 1847-1849

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