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McKeever, fl. 1856 [Autograph cut-out of a McKeever letter]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03479.24 Author/Creator: McKeever, fl. 1856 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Signature Date: 28 March 1856 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 5 cm, Width: 22.5 cm Order a Copy

Autograph (1.9 x 11.3 cm.) was cut from a larger letter and is pasted to a larger piece of paper (5 x 22.5 cm.). Above the autograph it is marked "Reported." The first letter of the first name, which is illegible, is next to the name "McKeever." Pencil note on the larger sheet says it could be for a "Chauncey McKeever," but that could not be confirmed.

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