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Winchell, Chancey, fl. 1864 receipt for the cost of one horse

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02744.217 Author/Creator: Winchell, Chancey, fl. 1864 Place Written: Rockville Type: Autograph document Date: 6 September 1862 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 13.5 cm, Width: 11 cm Order a Copy

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Burpee, Thomas F., fl. 1861-1865

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