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Blair, Montgomery, 1813-1883 to unkown

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02320.08 Author/Creator: Blair, Montgomery, 1813-1883 Place Written: St. Louis, Missouri Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 27 August 1839 Pagination: 1 p. ; 25 x 19 cm. Order a Copy

Written to The St. Louis Daily Globe, requesting delivery of the paper, and giving advice to the publishers. With two endorsements by other writers at the bottom, one signed with the initials J. H.

Blair, Montgomery, 1813-1883
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

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