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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02198.42 Author/Creator: Unknown Place Written: Kansas City Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 3 February 1910 Pagination: 3 p. ; 14 x 17.5 cm. Order a Copy

He discusses what to do with the battle flags from the war. He says they should be kept at the state house and regarded as sacred.

Williston, Leander A., b. 1830

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