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McKinley, E., fl. 1852 [to Tobias Gibson]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04501.066 Author/Creator: McKinley, E., fl. 1852 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 3 May 1852 Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket ; 25 x 20 cm. Order a Copy

He is ill and asks to borrow five dollars so he can visit the doctor.

Gibson, Randall Lee, 1832-1892

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