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Ames, A., fl. 1877 My Dear Rhodes

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09400.323 Author/Creator: Ames, A., fl. 1877 Place Written: Northfield, MN Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 10 April 1877 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 13.5 cm, Width: 21.3 cm Order a Copy

Ames writes that the petition he is sending is "good enough to secure half a dozen such appointments" and that Rhodes should put his fate in the hands of General Milis

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