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Spinner, Francis Elias, 1802-1890 to Frank B. Benally

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03225.04 Author/Creator: Spinner, Francis Elias, 1802-1890 Place Written: Mohawk, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 22 September 1875 Pagination: 2 p. ; 25 x 20 cm. Order a Copy

Begins by saying, " ... having been a hard worker all my life time, my sympathies have naturally always been on the side of the toiling masses." Comments that although he did not want the office of Comptroller of New York, he will appreciate the support of Benally's association and thanks him for his actions in the past.

Spinner, Francis Elias, 1802-1890
Benally, Frank B., fl. 1875

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