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Haight, J. Musm to George May Powell

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00687.070 Author/Creator: Haight, J. Musm Place Written: Madison, Wisconsin Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1 June 1866 Pagination: 1 p. ; 25 x 20 cm. Order a Copy

re: He is anxious to move forward selling pictures, but would like to first advertise extensively, working in Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa, and Minnesota.

Powell, George May, 1835-1905
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
US Constitution
US Constitutional Amendment
Government and Civics
Reconstruction
African American History
Slavery
Business and Finance
Photography
The American Civil War
African Americans and Emancipation

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