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unknown, fl. 1844-1888 [Envelope addressed to Bennet L. Scott]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09832.05 Author/Creator: unknown, fl. 1844-1888 Place Written: Aurora, Illinois Type: Envelope Date: 24 June Pagination: 1 envelope ; 8.2 x 14 cm. Order a Copy

One envelope addressed to B.L. Scott in Aurora, Illinois. Date is illegible, may be June 24.

Scott, Bennet L., fl. 1856
unknown, fl. 1844-1888

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