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Hincks, Edward W., 1830-1894 to George Nichols

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03212.12 Author/Creator: Hincks, Edward W., 1830-1894 Place Written: Milwaukee, Wisconsin Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 9 May 1874 Pagination: 1 p. : envelope Height: 25.4 cm, Width: 20.5 cm Order a Copy

Sends a draft of $350 to be applied to his credit. Comments that he is so busy he cannot write about private matters. On stationery from the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers in Milwaukee, Wisconsin where Hincks was Deputy Governor and Treasurer. Begins spelling his name as Hincks, not Hinks.

Hincks, Edward Winslow, 1830-1894
Nichols, George, 1809-1882

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