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Fremont, John Charles, 1813-1890 to William T. Sherman. re: strategy to gain control of Kentucky and Michigan

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07054 Author/Creator: Fremont, John Charles, 1813-1890 Place Written: Cincinnati, [Oh.] Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1861/09/09 Pagination: 2, 1 p. : Height: 25 cm, Width: 19.7 cm Order a Copy

Incomplete reply in pencil on integral leaf: "We are not prepared to make the active move....until we are better equipped." Docketed on verso.

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