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Sherman, William Tecumseh (1820-1891) to Hugh Judson Kilpatrick

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08133.04 Author/Creator: Sherman, William Tecumseh (1820-1891) Place Written: Washington, D.C. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 24 January 1880 Pagination: 4 p. Order a Copy

One letter addressed to Hugh Judson Kilpatrick from William T. Sherman dated Washington D.C., January 24, 1880. Pertains to Sherman being blackmailed. Relays that the person in question had threatened several people.

Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891
Kilpatrick, Hugh Judson, 1836-1881
Young, John Russell, 1840-1899

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