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Chamberlain, Joshua Lawrence, 1828-1914 to [unknown] re: leaning against signing a pardon.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06603 Author/Creator: Chamberlain, Joshua Lawrence, 1828-1914 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 27 July 1869 Pagination: 1 p. 20 x 12.6 cm Order a Copy

Written to an unknown colonel, as Governor of Maine.

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