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Coleman, Henry, fl. 1865 to Joseph M. Maitland

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03523.10.166 Author/Creator: Coleman, Henry, fl. 1865 Place Written: Kingston, Ohio Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 05 March 1865 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 20.4 cm, Width: 12.6 cm Order a Copy

Letter addressed "Dear friend Joseph." Says they will be shucking corn all day. Reports that Joseph's brother Grier bought four sheep for ten dollars and they are now worth thirty dollars. Informs he went to a church meeting and heard a blind man preach. Letter includes four cutouts of hand-drawn animals.

Maitland, Joseph M., 1839-1918
Coleman, Henry, fl. 1865

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