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Mosby, John S., 1833-1916 to Gaston

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02827 Author/Creator: Mosby, John S., 1833-1916 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 8 October 1904 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 26 cm, Width: 21 cm Order a Copy

Written as Assistant Attorney General, he comments that anyone joking about McKinley's assassination is "a brute." Written on Department of Justic letterhead.

Mosby, John Singleton, 1833-1916
McKinley, William, 1843-1901

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