Duncan, Stephen, 1787-1867 to unknown
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05339.07 Author/Creator: Duncan, Stephen, 1787-1867 Place Written: Natchez, Mississippi Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 10 March 1860 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; 24.9 x 19.7 cm. Order a Copy
Requests the recipient to procure and send a tin box of crackers. Seeks to gain information on the school of "M & C," attended by the recipient's son. Writes on behalf of a lawyer, H. B. Shaw, from Vidalia, Louisiana. Notes that Shaw desires to give his son "all the opportunities of education his limited means will justify." Contains a note on verso regarding the receipt of goods from New York.
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