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Wilde, George, C. (b. 1800) [Biographic sketch]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.08071 Author/Creator: Wilde, George, C. (b. 1800) Place Written: s.l. Type: Manuscript document Date: circa 1861-1862 Pagination: 2 p. ; 24.8 x 18 cm. Order a Copy

Gives a brief biographical sketch of his grandfather, David Cobb. Note on verso, "J. Willard Esq."

Cobb, David, 1748-1830
Wilde, George C., 1800-?

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