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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06588.255 Author/Creator: Place Written: Lock Sheldrake Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 25 November 1862 Pagination: 4 p. : Height: 13.5 cm, Width: 20.5 cm Order a Copy

He gives all the news about mutual friends and acquaintances. He says they have a lot of parties aroud there. Their father recently traded a steed for a mare.

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