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Mosher, George, fl. 1865 to George N. Willeston

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09760 Author/Creator: Mosher, George, fl. 1865 Place Written: Brooklyn, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 16 April 1865 Pagination: 4 p. : envelope Order a Copy

One letter to George N. Willeston from George Mosher dated Brooklyn, April 16, 1865. Describes rent prices going up, and the feel of New York after President Lincoln's assassination. Businesses closed and people draped black crepes over the windows. Envelope included.

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Mosher, George, fl. 1865
Willeston, George N., fl. 1865

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