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Higgins, Ann L., fl. 1850 to her brother Tobias Gibson

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04501.061 Author/Creator: Higgins, Ann L., fl. 1850 Place Written: Lexington, [KY] Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 19 November 1850 Pagination: 4 p. : address : docket ; Height: 25.5 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy

Louisiana, Tobias' wife, is ill. Ann tried to get a minister to visit Louisiana, but she refused to see him. She also discusses a man whose fiancee made him switch churches.

Gibson, Randall Lee, 1832-1892

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