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Fendall, Philip Richard II, 1794-1868 to James R.Y. Fendall

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03135.11.04 Author/Creator: Fendall, Philip Richard II, 1794-1868 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Autograph letter Date: 26 June 1865 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; Height: 25.1 cm, Width: 19.5 cm Order a Copy

In an addendum to his earlier letter of the same date (see GLC03135.11.03). Discusses a packet of letters he is trying to send to various political figures in Mississippi, including Governor William L. Sharkey.

Fendall, James Robert Young, fl. 1838-1867
Fendall, Philip Richard II, 1794-1868

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