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The Franklin Jeffersonian (Franklin, Johnson County, Ind.) 1852-1886 The Franklin Jeffersonian

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07687.183 Author/Creator: The Franklin Jeffersonian (Franklin, Johnson County, Ind.) 1852-1886 Place Written: Franklin, Indiana Type: Newspaper Date: 22 October 1864 Pagination: 4 p. : Height: 28.6 cm, Width: 20.3 cm Order a Copy

Contains obituary of Samuel Watson Van Nuys on page 2; also contains news of the upcoming election.

Van Nuys, Samuel Watson, 1841-1864

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