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Gibson, Randall Lee, 1832-1892 to his father Tobias Gibson

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04501.002 Author/Creator: Gibson, Randall Lee, 1832-1892 Place Written: [New Haven, CT] Type: Autograph letter signed Date: February 26, 1852 Pagination: 4 p. : Height: 25 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy

Randall tries to explain falling grades in his junior year and emphasizes that a warning letter sent to his parents was due to excessive absence due to sickness, not to poor scholarship. Written from Yale University.

Gibson, Randall Lee, 1832-1892

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