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Sherman, Ellen Ewing, 1824-1888 to Luisa Kilpatrick

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08133.22 Author/Creator: Sherman, Ellen Ewing, 1824-1888 Place Written: St. Louis, Missouri Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 9 March 1876 Pagination: 4 p. Order a Copy

One letter addressed to Luisa Kilpatrick from Ellen Ewing Sherman dated St. Louis, March 9, 1876. Pertains to family updates. Invites her family to stay with them.

Kilpatrick, Luisa, 1840-1926
Sherman, Ellen Ewing, 1824-1888

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