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Lee, John F., 1813-1884 to Henry Jackson Hunt

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02382.093 Author/Creator: Lee, John F., 1813-1884 Place Written: Upper Marlboro, Maryland Type: Autograph letter signed Date: January 11, 1872 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 25.2 cm, Width: 19.5 cm Order a Copy

Lee indicates that he writes from "The Lodge," the name for his home. Relates that an acquaintance, Clement Hill, informed him that Hunt was visiting town. Discusses the possibility of visiting Hunt, or of Hunt coming to visit him. Quotes Cicero.

Hunt, Henry Jackson, 1819-1889
Lee, John F., 1813-1884
Cicero, Marcus Tullius, 106 B.C-43 B.C.
Hill, Clement, fl. 1872

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