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Mosby, John S., 1833-1916 to: Sam Chapman

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03921.01 Author/Creator: Mosby, John S., 1833-1916 Place Written: S[an] F[rancisco] Type: Autograph letter signed Date: [1897]/07/25 Pagination: 3 p. Order a Copy

plans to travel east in September; view of President Cleveland and Democratic party; and opposition to coinage of silver: "If the people want cheap money give them old Confederate notes."

Mosby, John Singleton, 1833-1916

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