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Cameron, Simon, 1799-1889 to Robert G. White

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05891.04 Author/Creator: Cameron, Simon, 1799-1889 Place Written: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph letter signed Date: February 19, 1855 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; Height: 20.5 cm, Width: 13 cm Order a Copy

Discusses local Pennsylvania politics and an election he hopes to win. Details the tactics of his enemies, and his plan to defeat them.

Cameron, Simon, 1799-1889
White, Robert Gray, 1807-1875

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