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McKinney, Jinney to Parents

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02179.01.003 Author/Creator: McKinney, Jinney Place Written: Lacon, Illinois Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 24 August 1855 Pagination: 2 p. ; 24.5 x 20.0 cm. Order a Copy

re: family affairs, the farm. Also includes two page poem, "Carry Me Home to Die," written by Erastus McKinney at the request of A.G. McKinney.

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