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Maitland, James M., 1815-1864 to unknown

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03523.10.257 Author/Creator: Maitland, James M., 1815-1864 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1861-1865 Pagination: 4 p. ; 15.2 x 19.5 cm. Order a Copy

Reports what he knows about the promotion that just occurred and why Elhanan did not get it. Asks him to keep the information private. Discusses the crops. Says he sold eleven acres of land. Comments that some neighbors "...are down on the war and think the South will gain their points."

Maitland, James M., 1815-1864
Mast, Elhanan M., fl., 1853-1862

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