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Gibson, Randall Lee, 1832-1892 [to his sister Sarah Gibson Humphreys]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04501.037 Author/Creator: Gibson, Randall Lee, 1832-1892 Place Written: New Orleans, Louisiana Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 28 December 1867 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 25 cm, Width: 19.5 cm Order a Copy

He is going to Live Oak plantation and make plans with Tobias for next year. He hopes things will be better and plans to go to New York in January. Randall Gibson married Mary Montgomery in New York on 1/25/1868. Written on "Gibson & Austin, Attorneys at Law" letterhead from Randall Lee Gibson's law office.

Gibson, Randall Lee, 1832-1892

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