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Davis, Henry Winter, 1817-1865 to Wm. Morrison, Esq.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02467.12 Author/Creator: Davis, Henry Winter, 1817-1865 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 5 July 1852 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 24.8 cm, Width: 19.6 cm Order a Copy

Davis instructs Morrison to send a copy of the Statutes at Large of the United States. Requests Morrisson to, "Put them at your lowest price as if I were present." Also requests a copy of Louisiana Senator Pierre Soule's speech on nonintervention (Soule delivered the speech before the Senate 22 March 1852).

Davis, Henry Winter, 1817-1865
Soule, Pierre, 1801-1870

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