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Caffrey, R.E., fl. 1845 [to Joseph Humphreys]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04501.055 Author/Creator: Caffrey, R.E., fl. 1845 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 12 November 1846 Pagination: 6 p. ; 25 x 20 cm. Order a Copy

He describes a trip to Last Island in the Gulf of Mexico and a bizarre dream in which Caffrey was transformed into a fish.

Gibson, Randall Lee, 1832-1892
Caffrey, R.E., fl. 1845

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