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Kigh, R., fl. 1870 to Richard H. Jackson

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07705.270 Author/Creator: Kigh, R., fl. 1870 Place Written: New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 23 December 1870 Pagination: 2 p. : envelope ; 15.3 x 24.5 cm. Order a Copy

Two men called at his company yesterday. After an hour he found out they'd made arrangements with a broker who was an intimate friend of one of them.

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