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Daismenue, N., fl. 1829 to Richard Graham

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02146.18 Author/Creator: Daismenue, N., fl. 1829 Place Written: Wiggins Ferry, Missouri Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1829/02/05 Pagination: 1 p. : address Height: 32 cm, Width: 19 cm Order a Copy

A settler near St. Louis seeking compensation for damages to timber (156 trees debarked and many saplings taken for making camps, sleeping places etc.) by Indians. Misspells Graham "Grayham."

Daismenue, N., fl. 1829
Graham, Richard, 1786-1858

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