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Greeley, Horace, 1811-1872 to R. L. Sanderson

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00608 Author/Creator: Greeley, Horace, 1811-1872 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: November 15, 1871 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 19.5 cm, Width: 12.6 cm Order a Copy

Serving as editor of the New York Tribune, Greeley offers advice to Sanderson: "...I say to all who are in want of work, Go West!" Written on New York Tribune stationery.

Greeley, Horace, 1811-1872
Sanderson, R. L., fl. 1871

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