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Slifer, R. H. to Joseph M. Maitland

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03523.10.199 Author/Creator: Slifer, R. H. Place Written: Holden, Missouri Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 18 November 1884 Pagination: 4 p. ; 24 x 18.7 cm. Order a Copy

Mentions the recent Republican defeat; "Our democratic friends here have been jollifying noisily enough, yet not offensively, and rebel sentiment has not shown itself as far as I have seen or heard." Refers to the election of Confederate General John S. Marmaduke as Governor of Missouri. Discusses the weather and crops. Letter is illegible on bottom due to fraying.

Maitland, Joseph M., 1839-1918
Slifer, R.H
Marmaduke, John Sappington, 1833-1887

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