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Ames, Adelbert, 1835-1933 to unknown

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03472.01 Author/Creator: Ames, Adelbert, 1835-1933 Place Written: Petersburg, Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 16 July 1864 Pagination: 1 p. : clipping Height: 25 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy

Recommending Sergeant George F. Mott for promotion. With newspaper clipping stating Ames had become the Senator for Mississippi.

Ames, Adelbert, 1835-1933

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