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Hopkins, E.S., fl. 1849-1874 to Israel Manchester Hopkins

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01450.446.14 Author/Creator: Hopkins, E.S., fl. 1849-1874 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Autograph note signed Date: August 21, 1874 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 20.6 cm, Width: 13.3 cm Order a Copy

Possibly sent from Saint John, New Brunswick by telegraph. Letter written on Western Union Telegraph Company stationery. The message states "Twenty five years old today. all right." Accompanied by three collateral newspaper clippings containing biographical information regarding Israel Manchester Hopkins and Captain J. M. Hopkins.

Hopkins, E. S., fl. 1849-1874
Hopkins, Israel Manchester, 1824-1887
Eckert, Thomas Thompson, 1825-1910
Orton, William, 1826-1878

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