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Trueman, W. Cabell (fl. 1880-1889) to [Dr. Robert Archer]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01896.119 Author/Creator: Trueman, W. Cabell (fl. 1880-1889) Place Written: Richmond, Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 17 June 1889 Pagination: 2 p. ; 23 x 15 cm. Order a Copy

Objection to the accuracy of the genealogy of Thomas Rolfe. There is a discrepency over who really was Thomas Rolfe's wife, Jane Poyers or a Miss Poythress.

Trueman, William Cabell, fl. 1889
Rolfe, Thomas, fl. 1889
Randolf, Richard, fl. 1889
Poyers, Jane, fl. 1898
Polythress, fl. 1889

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