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Letter and carte de visite [Decimalized .01-.02]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05045 Author/Creator: Place Written: Various Type: Autograph letter signed Date: circa 1862 Pagination: 2 items Order a Copy

Letter from George Washington Morgan to Andrew Johnson and carte de visite of Morgan.

George Morgan was a Union general. Later served as Ohio Congressman.

Morgan, George Washington, 1820-1893
Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875

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