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Gillespie, Robert, fl. 1853 [receipt for the purchase of a slave named David]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09302.037 Author/Creator: Gillespie, Robert, fl. 1853 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph document signed Date: 19 June 1853 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 24 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy

Gillespie, Robert, fl. 1853

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