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Dewey, Orville S., fl. 1861-1902 to Mary "Mollie" Dewey

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02161.186 Author/Creator: Dewey, Orville S., fl. 1861-1902 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1852-1902 Pagination: 4 p. : Order a Copy

Note on verso: from Tom He writes her health must be improving. One night he missed the Buffalo train and had to drive the rest of the way. Very illegible in places. Says something about an skeleton and a scythe.

Dewey, Orville S., fl. 1861-1902

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