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Slaughter, Atticus, fl. 1858 to [Tobias] Gibson

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04501.086 Author/Creator: Slaughter, Atticus, fl. 1858 Place Written: Spring Banks, AK Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 15 August 1858 Pagination: 4 p. : docket ; Height: 25 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy

He writes about his wife Virginia and plantation business.

Gibson, Randall Lee, 1832-1892

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