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Phillippe, George. to Joseph Jones and family.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02739.108 Author/Creator: Phillippe, George. Place Written: Shelby County Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 9 April 1864 Pagination: 2 p ; envelope Order a Copy

"Our country is Getting very Bad Some Will Steel and Some Will take the Bankrupt law and too lasy to Work."

Jones, Joseph, fl. 1862-1863
Phillippe, George

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