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Jenks, Ethan A., fl. 1825-1901 to Zenas Randall Bliss

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02750.016 Author/Creator: Jenks, Ethan A., fl. 1825-1901 Place Written: Kentucky Type: Autograph letter signed Date: February 1864 Pagination: 1 p. ; 20 x 18.2 cm. Order a Copy

Captain Jenks responds to orders from Colonel Bliss requiring him to obtain corn. States that "there is som corn in this county but hard to get."

Jenks, Ethan A., fl. 1828-1901

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