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Shaw, R. K. to Eben Pearce

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00066.068 Author/Creator: Shaw, R. K. Place Written: Marietta, Ohio Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 4 September 1885 Pagination: 2 p. : postal card ; 26.8 x 20.2 cm. Order a Copy

Printed invitation to the Ohio Brigade reunion. Shaw adds a note addressed to Pearce.

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