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Davis, Samuel H., ?-1862 to Dolly Davis

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02738.03 Author/Creator: Davis, Samuel H., ?-1862 Place Written: Bowling Green, Kentucky Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 16 January 1862 Pagination: 3 p. ; 18.8 x 13.2 cm. Order a Copy

Writes to his wife. Mentions a gentleman named Henry being ill. A portion of the document is damaged and mended causing text loss on page one. A draft transcript is available.

Davis, Dolly, fl. 1861-1862
Davis, Samuel H., -1862

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