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Maitland, J.G., fl. 1837-1865 to J.M. Maitland

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03523.10.017 Author/Creator: Maitland, J.G., fl. 1837-1865 Place Written: New Castle, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 4 March 1857 Pagination: 4 p. : Height: 30 cm, Width: 36.7 cm Order a Copy

Letter is addressed "to cousin," (either Joseph M. or James M.). Gives updates on family. Notes that Newcastle, where he is writing from, is 12 miles from the Ohio and Pennsylvania Railroad Station. Notes that "Politically I am a National Republican with Real Democratic Principles. American Rules America."

Maitland, J.G., fl. 1857-1862
Maitland, Joseph M., 1839-1918
Maitland, James M., 1815-1864

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