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Brown, John Jr., 1821-1895 to Alexander M. Ross

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03007.04 Author/Creator: Brown, John Jr., 1821-1895 Place Written: Put-In-Bay, Ohio Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 18 March 1878 Pagination: 2 p. ; 21.5 x 14 cm. Order a Copy

Thanks Ross for two photographs of his fathers last written words. Requests more copies of this photograph for other family members, and says many people request his father's autograph.

Brown, John Jr., 1821-1895
Ross, Alexander Milton, 1832-1897
Hazlett, Albert, 1837-1860

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