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Mast, Elhanan M., fl. 1837-1865 to unknown [incomplete]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03523.10.248 Author/Creator: Mast, Elhanan M., fl. 1837-1865 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1861-1865 Pagination: 4 p. ; 19.2 x 12.1 cm. Order a Copy

Discusses his disappointment at the defeat of the Maine Law in his state. Says he will return home at the end of the school session. Letter is incoherent due to missing pages.

Maitland, Joseph M., 1839-1918
Mast, Elhanan M., fl., 1853-1862

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