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A.F. Crutchfield & Co., fl. 1861 Daily express. [Vol. 11, no. 252, whole no. 3793 (October 22, 1861)]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05959.74.24 Author/Creator: A.F. Crutchfield & Co., fl. 1861 Place Written: Petersburg, Virginia Type: Newspaper Date: 22 October 1861 Pagination: 4 p. : Height: 60 cm, Width: 40.5 cm Order a Copy

Operations at Hatteras, Reported fight in fleming County, Kentucky, Letters written between Honorable Wm. Lake & Col. H.C. Chambers, Stating the reason for the fatal duel between them, killing Mr. Lake.

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