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Bliss, Zenas Randall, 1835-1900 to unknown

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02750.013 Author/Creator: Bliss, Zenas Randall, 1835-1900 Place Written: Point Isabel, Kentucky Type: Autograph letter signed Date: January 19, 1864 Pagination: 3 p. : Height: 24.7 cm, Width: 19.7 cm Order a Copy

Colonel Bliss replies to a note from the recipient (possibly Captain Ethan A. Jenks) discussing corn Bliss ordered the recipient to obtain.

Jenks, Ethan A., fl. 1828-1901

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