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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.

Ankram to James L. Botsford

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02414.335 Author/Creator: Ankram Place Written: Gauley, West Virginia Type: Telegram signed Date: no date Pagination: 1 p. ; 21. x 13.2 cm. Order a Copy

"Lt [Ong?] & half of Capt Milards Co has been captured . . . the Reb force was reported to be such that our Calvary could not retard them at all. They pursued us twelve (12) miles . . ." Dated May 12 186.

Scammon, Eliakim Parker, 1816-1894

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