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McCall, George Archibald (1802-1868) to Charles H. Murheid

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02462.13 Author/Creator: McCall, George Archibald (1802-1868) Place Written: Bellaire, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 6 November 1865 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 20.5 x 12.5 cm. Order a Copy

Regarding a land purchase, and complications related to the transaction.

George A. McCall was a Union Brigadier General of Volunteers.

McCall, George Archibald, 1802-1868
Murheid, Charles H., fl. 1865

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