Shelby, Virginia, fl. 1846 to her brother Tobias Gibson
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04501.053 Author/Creator: Shelby, Virginia, fl. 1846 Place Written: Danville, Kentucky Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 13 July 1846 Pagination: 2 p. : address : docket ; Height: 27 cm, Width: 21 cm Order a Copy
Extends an invitation for Tobias to visit. Writes news of family and friends. She adds the rather intriguing remark: "Mrs. Fishback I think has forgotten her fathers [sic] land, her Lincoln kin."
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