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Post, Philip Sidney, 1833-1895 to James G. Wilson

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03472.02 Author/Creator: Post, Philip Sidney, 1833-1895 Place Written: Jacinto, Mississippi Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 4 August 1862 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 25 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy

Agrees to forward a biographical sketch for publication in Wilson's paper.

Post, Philip Sidney, 1833-1895
Wilson, James Grant, 1832-1914

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