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Dawes, Charles G., 1865-1951 to my dear mother

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02679.52 Author/Creator: Dawes, Charles G., 1865-1951 Place Written: Chicago, Illinois Type: Typed letter signed Date: 23 May 1921 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 17 cm, Width: 21 cm Order a Copy

He encloses a letter from General MacArthur which he says is not encouraging. He got hold of a copy of a letter by William Dawes Jr. in 1774. He read an account of Harriet Beecher Stowe and her involuntary drunk.

Dawes, Charles Gates, 1865-1951

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