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Smith, Edmund Kirby, 1824-1893 to John Hunt Morgan

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01049 Author/Creator: Smith, Edmund Kirby, 1824-1893 Place Written: Lexington, Kentucky Type: Autograph letter signed Date: September 12, 1862 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 17 cm, Width: 19 cm Order a Copy

Smith ordering Morgan to defend Nicholasville and Bryantsville, near Lexington, Kentucky. Letter written in pencil.

Morgan, John Hunt, 1825-1864
Smith, Edmund Kirby, 1824-1893

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