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Richard H. Jackson's copy of the New Testament

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07705.425 Author/Creator: Place Written: London, England Type: Book Date: 1859 Pagination: 200 p. : Height: 8 cm, Width: 7.5 cm Order a Copy

In the back it says he carried this in his pocket during the war. It also says it was given to him by an intimate friend, Miss Mary D. Armstrong.

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