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Winchester, James, 1725-1826 to Maria Breedlove

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06997.063 Author/Creator: Winchester, James, 1725-1826 Place Written: Chicksaw Bluff, Tennessee Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 11 May 1819 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 25 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy

Writes regarding plans to lay out new town. Written 30 miles above Chicksaw Bluff on the Mississippi River

Winchester, James, 1752-1826

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