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Davis, Samuel H., ?-1862 to his friend.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02738.08 Author/Creator: Davis, Samuel H., ?-1862 Place Written: Mississippi Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 10 September 1862 Pagination: 2 p. : address ; 24.8 x 19.2 cm. Order a Copy

Writes to a friend named Joe. Mentions preparing to march towards Corinth, Mississippi. Includes a blue and white five cent Confederate stamp; stamp shows a picture of Jefferson Davis and the text, "CONFEDERATE STATES."

Davis, Dolly, fl. 1861-1862
Davis, Samuel H., -1862

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