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Parsons, Lewis B., fl. 1866 to unknown recipient re: reconstruction in New Orleans

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07451 Author/Creator: Parsons, Lewis B., fl. 1866 Place Written: New Orleans, Louisiana Type: Letter signed Date: 1866/01/29 Pagination: 5 p. : docket ; Order a Copy

"It is a bad place-a hard set to deal with; men full of corruption...the Angel Gabriel could not avoid being villanously traduced."

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