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Ewing, Philemon, 1820-1896 to Lucius Fairchild

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03601.09 Author/Creator: Ewing, Philemon, 1820-1896 Place Written: Lancaster, Ohio Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 9 November 1871 circa Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 20.5 cm, Width: 12.8 cm Order a Copy

Sends over property left to Fairchild in Thomas Ewing's will, Philomen's late father. Addressed to Fairchild in Madison, Wisconsin. The date looks like 1870, though the more likely date is 1871.

Ewing, Philemon, 1820-1896
Fairchild, Lucius, 1831-1896

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