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At the Institute’s core is the Gilder Lehrman Collection, one of the great archives in American history. More than 85,000 items cover five hundred years of American history, from Columbus’s 1493 letter describing the New World through the end of the twentieth century.

Johnston, Witter H. (fl. 1861-1864) to Miss Dora Johnston

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02167.54 Author/Creator: Johnston, Witter H. (fl. 1861-1864) Place Written: Fort Dodge, Iowa Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 9 October 1876 Pagination: 4 p. ; 14.3 x 21.8 cm. Order a Copy

He is in the dark about the farm. He wants to know who is running it and how things are going. Mr. Gray's father preached for them the other day..

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