Archer, Edward R., fl. 1830-1917 to [Roberta Jeffery]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01896.126 Author/Creator: Archer, Edward R., fl. 1830-1917 Place Written: Richmond, Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1892/09/06 Pagination: 1 p. ; 24 x 21 cm. Order a Copy
Telegram received reporting: " 'Father is breathing his last'_ I suppose ere this that the General is dead." Written on paper with "Tredegar Iron Works" heading. Reply by Aaron Jeffery is located on verso [written in pencil] expressing her sympathy in A.'s time of "great trouble."
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