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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08291.26 Author/Creator: Place Written: St. Louis, Missouri Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 14 December 1864 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 15 cm, Width: 22.7 cm Order a Copy

Appears to be a draft of a letter as most of it looks like notes taken or someone jotting ideas down about the North and South.

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