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Bliss, Zenas Randall, 1835-1900 to Ethan A. Jenks

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02750.042 Author/Creator: Bliss, Zenas Randall, 1835-1900 Place Written: Fort Bayard, New Mexico Type: Typed letter signed Date: 2 September 1893 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 20.1 cm, Width: 12.7 cm Order a Copy

Colonel Bliss declines an invitation for the annual meeting of the Seventh Rhode Island Veterans Association from Jenks, the Association's President.

Jenks, Ethan A., fl. 1828-1901

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