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Moore, Clement Clarke, 1779-1863 to Lewis J. Cist

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02453.23 Author/Creator: Moore, Clement Clarke, 1779-1863 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 24 March 1859 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 20 cm, Width: 12.9 cm Order a Copy

Sends an autograph and informs Cist, "The inclosed is all I can get for you. I have cut it from an old book."

Moore, Clement Clarke, 1779-1863
Cist, Lewis Jacob, 1818-1885

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