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Keitt, Laurence M., 1824-1864 to James C. Dobbin

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02726 Author/Creator: Keitt, Laurence M., 1824-1864 Place Written: Orangeburg, South Carolina Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 12 June 1855 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 26 cm, Width: 21 cm Order a Copy

Forwarding a letter requesting an appointment for a young man at the Naval Academy at Annapolis. Written at the Orangeburg Courthouse, spelled "Orangeburgh" by Keitt.

Keitt, Lawrence Massillon, 1824-1864
Dobbin, James Cochran, 1814-1857

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