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Chamberlain, Joshua Lawrence (1818-1914) [Signature on a card]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02878.04.10 Author/Creator: Chamberlain, Joshua Lawrence (1818-1914) Place Written: s.l. Type: Signature Date: no date Pagination: 1 card ; 6.7 x 11.9 cm. Order a Copy

Includes biographical information on verso, written in pencil at a later date. Chamberlain signs as Brevet Major General, a title he achieved 29 March 1865.

Chamberlain served as Governor of Maine 1867-1871.

Chamberlain, Joshua Lawrence, 1828-1914

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