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Yulee, David L. (1810-1886) to Francis Preston Blair

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03209.26 Author/Creator: Yulee, David L. (1810-1886) Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 8 March 1849 Pagination: 1 p. : envelope : free frank ; 25.1 x 20 cm. Order a Copy

Florida Senator Yulee thanks Blair for two bags of corn. Blair was a Republican Party organizer and a former editor of the Washington, D.C. newspaper, The Globe.

Blair, Francis Preston, 1791-1876
Yulee, David Levy, 1810-1886

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