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Simms, William Gilmore (1806-1870) to R.L.C. White

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00496.223 Author/Creator: Simms, William Gilmore (1806-1870) Place Written: Woodland, South Carolina Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 12 January 1860 Pagination: 1 p. ; 20.25 x 12.5 cm. Order a Copy

Replies that White's modest request will be easily granted.

Simms was a novelist, essayist, and poet laureate of South Carolina.

Simms, William Gilmore, 1806-1870
White, R.L.C., fl. 1860

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