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Lewis, Thomas (fl. 1862) to Eben Whittemore

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02175.11 Author/Creator: Lewis, Thomas (fl. 1862) Place Written: Falmouth, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 10 November 1862 Pagination: 1 p. ; 20.5 x 13 cm. Order a Copy

States that while Charles F Childs has been enrolled, he is at sea "on a merchant foreign voyage." Signed by Thomas Lewis as the "Ch. Selectmen of Falmouth." Also signed "James &C."

Whittemore, Eben S., fl. 1862-1864
Lewis, Thomas, fl. 1862

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