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Combs, Leslie, 1793-1881 to Charles K. Gallup, esq.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02297.06 Author/Creator: Combs, Leslie, 1793-1881 Place Written: Frankfort, Kentucky Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 31 March 1863 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 20.8 cm, Width: 13.2 cm Order a Copy

Declares, "The Union as it was, in all its greatness & glory- not one state to be given up."

Combs, Leslie, 1793-1881

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