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Wright, Augustus Romaldus, 1813-1891 [draft of a contract]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02691.11.088 Author/Creator: Wright, Augustus Romaldus, 1813-1891 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph document signed Date: 23 June 1865 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 24.6 cm, Width: 19.3 cm Order a Copy

Draft of a contract. The purpose of the contract is to right wrongs caused in the sale of some Wright family cotton during the Northern occupation.

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