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Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889 To: George W. Hughes.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07935 Author/Creator: Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889 Place Written: Montgomery, Alabama Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1861/04/08 Pagination: 1 p. 25 x 19.2 cm. Order a Copy

Hoping that "Maryland again will make us confreres" by joining the Confederacy.

Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889
Hughes, George W., fl. 1861

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