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Shifflet, Hillary, 1823-1863 to Jemima Shifflet

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02174.09 Author/Creator: Shifflet, Hillary, 1823-1863 Place Written: Camp Sills, Tennessee Type: Autograph letter signed Date: March 15, 1863 Pagination: 3 p. Order a Copy

Shifflet, Hillory, 1823-1863
Shifflet, Jemima Cox, 1822-1881

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