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Gibson, Tobias, fl. 1861-1865 to Randall Lee Gibson

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04501.076 Author/Creator: Gibson, Tobias, fl. 1861-1865 Place Written: Louisville, [KY] Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 28 January 1855 Pagination: 4 p. ; 25 x 20.5 cm. Order a Copy

Hart has graduated but his father feels he was a lazy and sluggish student. He mentions the sugar and molasses crops.

Gibson, Randall Lee, 1832-1892

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