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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02740.53 Author/Creator: Unknown Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1861-1877 Pagination: 2 p. ; 13.5 x 21.2 cm. Order a Copy

Partial letter later used for scratch paper: He is very glad someone wrote to him and asks that his respects be given to Miss Whiting.

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