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Maxwell, A.S., fl. 1861-1864 to Richard H. Jackson

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07705.434 Author/Creator: Maxwell, A.S., fl. 1861-1864 Place Written: Frederick City, MD Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 6 July 1861 Pagination: 4 p. : envelope Height: 13 cm, Width: 22 cm Order a Copy

No year. He asks how Jackson spent his fourth of July. He fished all day. He mentions the girls and how they miss him.

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