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Swayne, Wagner, fl. 1863 [certificate granting Jenks permission to ride as a passenger on any steamboat in Cairo, Illinois not exclusivley in governmental service]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02750.052 Author/Creator: Swayne, Wagner, fl. 1863 Place Written: Memphis, Tennessee Type: Printed document signed Date: 7 July 1863 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 7.9 cm, Width: 13.1 cm Order a Copy

Also signed by Deputy [?] Swenney. Wagner Swayne signs as Provost Marshal.

Jenks, Ethan A., fl. 1828-1901

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