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Lee, Stephen D., 1833-1908 to Oliver O. Howard

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03722.01 Author/Creator: Lee, Stephen D., 1833-1908 Place Written: Jackson, Mississippi Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 12 July 1865 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 19.8 cm, Width: 25.1 cm Order a Copy

Howard was head of the Freedmen's Bureau. Asking for Howard's assistance in his pardon application. "I write this truly trusting the war has not changed your feelings towards me personally..."

Lee, Stephen Dill, 1833-1908

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