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Poppe, John L., fl. 1865 to Eliakim P. Scammon

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02414.405 Author/Creator: Poppe, John L., fl. 1865 Place Written: Charleston, South Carolina Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 16 July 1865 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; Height: 25.4 cm, Width: 19.7 cm Order a Copy

Docket notes that Poppe is "Tolerably intelligent and attentive to duty. Energetic but inclined to laziness-or boyish neglect...."

Scammon, Eliakim Parker, 1816-1894

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