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Shifflet, Hillary (1823-1863) to Jemima Shifflet

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02174.14 Author/Creator: Shifflet, Hillary (1823-1863) Place Written: Chattanooga, Tennessee Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 22 November 1861-1863 circa Pagination: 2 p. Order a Copy

Written in pencil. Dated November 22 but no year.

Shifflet, Hillary
Shifflet, Jemima

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